Ground Work Before by Duncan Robert (26 results)
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.World of Books (was SecondSale)
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Light edge wear. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.
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Published by New Directions (edition First Edition), 2006
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.
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Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.Saucony Book Shop
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stiff illus. wraps, square format. Covers mildly tanned, front cover lightly soiled. Firm binding, unmarked interior. 2nd ptg. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.Saucony Book Shop
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. NDP571. [xi],175 pp. A few scattered instances of very neat underlining through about p. 38, else clean. Presents as issued, without external wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.Visible Voice Books
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Paperback. Condition: Good. W W Norton & Co Inc July 1984 Binding: Trade Paperback spine detached from binding but wraps still attached.
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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
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Second printing. Softcover. 175 pages. A very good copy in wrappers with some minor wear. A solid reading copy.
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Seller: Waugh Books, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.Waugh Books
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Paperback. Condition: Very good +. First trade edition. Oblong Sm 4to. In illustrated glossy wrappers. 175 pages, with Notes on Notation. No names or marks.
Published by NY: New Directions (1984)., 1984
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Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst trade paperback printing. ix + 175 pp. Reading crease to spine, else near fine in illustrated wrappers. Cover art by Jess. Inked ownership signature of James Schevill on the first leaf.
Published by New Directions, (New York), 1984
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- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition, wrappered issue. Small quarto. Fine in wrappers.
Published by New Directions, (New York), 1984
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Wrappers. Slight toning and some creasing else about near fine.
Language: English
Published by New Directions Publishing Corporation, New York, 1984
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.About Books
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good condition. First Printing - First Softcover edtion. New York: New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1984. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the POET directly on the half title page. This paperback edition is the first listed for GROUND WORK: "A60a. First Edition, paperbound copies, first impression" in Rober…t J. Bertholf's ROBERT DUNCAN, A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY. First Printing of the First Paperback edtion (so stated on the book's copyright page). Very Good condition. Square and reasonably tight. Mild crease to one corner of the front cover. A few sentences underlined or with an arrow drawn in the margin of 4 early pages only. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. The inscription reads: "for Dawn at Black Oak Book publication party (signed) Robert Duncan." NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Winner of the American Book Award. Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Bound in the original egg-shell white wraps with a b/w illustration on the front. 8.25" wide by 8.5" tall. "Robert Duncan has been widely venerated as one of America's most essential poets: Allen Ginsberg described his poetry as 'rapturous wonderings of inspiration,' Gwendolyn Brooks called it 'a subtle spice,' and Susan Howe pointed to Duncan as 'my precursor father,' Lawrence Ferlinghetti said he 'had the finest ear this side of Dante,' and Robert Creeley called him 'the magister, the singular Master of the Dance.' Â GROUNDWORK: BEFORE THE WAR, was published in 1984, after a fifteen-year publishing silence, and received immediate acclaim: it was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award and won the first National Poetry Award for Duncan's 'lifetime devotion to the art of poetry and his grand achievement.'" -- from Voice Literary Supplement. Bertholf A60a. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the POET. First Printing - First Softcover edtion. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. (xi), 175pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).
- Hardcover
Seller: Books for Life, LAUREL, MD, U.S.A.Books for Life
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Condition: good. Book is in good condition. Minimal signs of wear. It May have markings or highlights, but kept to only a few pages. May not come with supplemental materials if applicable.
Ground Work: Before the War ; In the Dark
DUNCAN, ROBERT & PALMER, MICHAEL (Intro) & BERTHOLF, ROBERT J. (Ed) & MAYNARD, JAMES (Ed)
Published by New Directions 2006, 2006
- Softcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Seller: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.SHIMEDIA
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Published by Black Oak Books, 1985
Seller: Granary Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Granary Books
Contact seller5-star sellerBroadside, 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. Printed letterpress in two colors by Peter Koch. Fine.
Published by NY: New Directions (1984)., 1984
- Softcover
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst trade paperback printing. ix + 175 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Cover art by Jess. INSCRIBED by Duncan to Carl Rakosi and his wife, "for Carl and Leah / with love, / Robert.".
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Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba
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Hardcovers. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. First Edition. First edition, limited issue of 150 numbered copies signed by Duncan on the limitation page. Copy #61. Cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Issued without dustjacket. Slipcase. Slipcase with light rub and two small discolor spots (not im…mediately apparent). Fine condition in a Near Fine slipcase. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Black Oak Books, [No Place], 1984
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketUnbound. Condition: Near Fine. First separate edition. Printed by Peter Koch. Broadside. Single sheet measuring, 8 ¾" x 13". Printed on the recto only. Light foxing to the top of the page, else near fine. An excerpt from "Circulations of the Song" from Duncan's poetry collection, *Ground Work: Before the War*, the first line rea…ding, "The child I was has been left behind." One of a limited edition of 150 copies, printed as a tribute from Black Oak Books to contributors and friends of *The Threepenny Review* on the occasion of their Fifth Annual Party, August, 1984.
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Square octavo. 175pp. Fine in orange cloth boards with gilt spine lettering in near fine lightly rubbed publisher's cloth slipcase box. Limited to 150 numbered copies Signed by Robert Duncan. This is copy number 120. Signed.
Published by New Directions, (New York), 1984
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Small quarto. Fine in cloth and fine slipcase as issued. One of 150 numbered copies Signed by the author.
More imagesPublished by New Directions, New York, 1984
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth. Condition: Fine. Signed Limited Edition. Small quarto, 175pp. Brown cloth, title stamped in gilt on the spine. Housed in the publisher's slipcase, as issued. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Robert Duncan, this being number 90. (Bertholf A60d). The first volume of Duncan's late Ground Work sequence, published by New D…irections after a long interval following Bending the Bow. The signed limited edition of Ground Work: Before the War by Robert Duncan. (illustrator). Signed.
Published by New Directions Books 1984, 1987, New York, 1984
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Editions. First Printings, wrappered issue. Two square quarto volumes (21.5cm); original pictorial card wrappers; [xii],[2],3-175,[5]; [vi],90pp. Inscribed by Duncan on the title page of Vol.I to noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024): "For Nathaniel / Robert D. / at San Jose / 1985." Tarn's…inked name and date of acquisition appear on the half-title of Vol.II. Light wear to extremities, else a uniformly Near Fine set. A nice association copy - Tarn published Duncan's work during his tenure at Jonathan Cape, and has both reviewed and written extensively on Duncan and his writing. 87744. Signed.
