The Poison Tree

CLEMONS, Walter

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1959

Condition: Very Good+ Hardcover

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8vo. Pp. 217. Polished black cloth, titles stamped in red and yellow on the spine, orange topstain: fore-edge irregularly trimmed in production, binding tight and leaves crisp. In the color Ronald Clyne dust jacket with price $3.50 intact on the front flap, author portrait on back: spine sunned; light edge-wear. Former owner name in pencil on the front free endpaper ("D. J. Lobrano") is that of Dorothy Lobrano Guth, longtime New Yorker staffer and editor of The Letters of E. B. White. Collected short stories from a 1950s Princeton grad and Rhodes Scholar, many drawn from childhood in Texas. Published at age 29, he never returned to fiction for fear of revealing his homosexuality. The dust jacket is a fine Wien Werkstatte-like construct, a strong combination of simple geometry and bold color. Clyne is best known for his Folkways Records covers. Dust jacket preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve. Seller Inventory # 6391

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Title: The Poison Tree

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston

Publication Date: 1959

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Illustrator: Ronald Clyne (dust jacket)

Condition: Very Good+

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition.

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Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long?s historical and bibliophilic interests. Our store is located in downtown Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood and is open seven days a week. In our on-going effort to provide a diversified inventory, we are acquiring fine and unusual books. From incunabula to 20th Century literature, from journals of voyages to autograph letters, no book or manuscript is beyond our purview. We would be delighted to consider all printed or written materials. Discretion is our hallmark. Long Brothers adheres to a strict code of professional conduct. We take pride in our customer service.

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