riverhead de hillyer robert (5 résultats)

Third Printing. Octavo, original brown cloth over boards, decorated in dark brown and gilt, stained top edge, deckle edge, color illustrated dust jacket. Novel of a young man's canoe trip to meet his reclusive godfather. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket, some edge chipping, tear at top front flap fold, darkening to spine, shelf wear, price clipped.

263 [1] pp. 8vo, publisher's decorative cloth in dust jacket. First edition. One leaf at rear with marginal losses at fore-edge from rough opening; ink name and address on flyleaf; otherwise near fine in a striking pictorial jacket with a 1-1-1/2 inch chip at the top of the spine and a few other smaller chips; spine and back panel a little tanned.

3-ring binder. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good-. Illustrated by F. M. (illustrateur). 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with a decent sized inscription on the half title page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is an inked previous owner's name on the front endpaper, and again on the front free page. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks, tears, and spots of rubbing and wear, along with edge chips missing to the spine ends, especially the top front spine joint . The spine of the book is somewhat sunned. "In 1919, Hillyer described himself as "a conservative and religious poet in a radical and blasphemous age." In 1934, he received a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his book The Collected Verse of Robert Hillyer. His work is in meter and often rhyme and he tended to write about death, love and nature. He is known for his sonnets and for poems such as "Theme and Variations" (on his war experiences) and the light "Letter to Robert Frost." " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author.

First Edition stated. F. M. dustjacket art. Psychological novel of a young man's canoe trip. Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, chipping along top edge of panels, small stain to top front panel.

First Edition stated. F. M. dustjacket art. Psychological novel of a young man's canoe trip. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping to top edge.