A Change of World
Rich, Adrienne Cecile
Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 1951
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
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First edition, first printing. Signed by Adrienne Cecile Rich, inscribed "with best wishes on her Commencement" to a former owner. 85 pp. Bound in publisher's pale pink paper covered boards with titles printed in brown. Near Fine, with slight fading and faint creasing to spine, light bruising to spine ends. In a Very Good price clipped and edge worn dust jacket, with light soiling and scuffing, fading to spine and top edge, and a small damp stain to the front panel. Rich's first trade printing, published in a small print run of 551 copies, and preceded only by works of juvenilia. Winner of the Yale Younger Poets Prize. Seller Inventory # 140937352
Bibliographic Details
Title: A Change of World
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven, CT
Publication Date: 1951
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
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ISBN 10: 0393043843
ISBN 13: 9780393043846
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A Change of World.
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Yale University Press, New Haven., 1951
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A Change of World
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1951, 1951
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Seller: Gordon & Taylor Books, Peekskill, NY, U.S.A.
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A Change of World
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1951, 1951
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Seller: Gordon & Taylor Books, Peekskill, NY, U.S.A.
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A Change of World
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Yale University Press, 1951
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A Change of World. With a foreword by W. H. Auden
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