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Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts. David R. Godine Publisher, 1990.
Price: US$12.98 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
William Jay Smith. Birds and Beasts. David R. Godine, Publisher October 1990, 1990.
Price: US$15.80 + shipping
Condition: Good
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Seller: Pelican Bay Books, Anacortes, WA, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts. David R. Godine, Boston, 1990.
Price: US$16.87 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Did you ever write a poem about a prairie chiken ?? O.K ! ! Did you have Jacques Hnizdovsky do a woodcut to complement it ?? You will also find poems to a lady bug, an owl, and a kiwi. (that's the bird , not the fruit. ) Seems to be a limited edition of 6,000. UNpaginated 38 pages. Cond : Boards are buff coloured with a rust coloured spine band. Front cover illustration is of a goat. (Forgive me if I think ibex. ) Volume is clean and crisp and bright. White end-papers. Light green d.j. has the goat in repeat. D.J. also crispy. No names, no marks. Published sheet, laid-in, speaks to the relationship between Smith and Hnizdovsky. Decidedly collectible ! ! Quote (p. 34) : " The finest animal I know ____ Is the good black Water Buffalo. ____ When the sun of the East beats down on the ._._._. .' (N.B. The drawing for this one is very mysterious.) Size: Quarto
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Stated First edition; small 4to.; cloth backed boards, hardcover; black and white illustrations; very good in a lightly sunned else very good dust jacket.
Seller: WellRead Books A.B.A.A., Northport, NY, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts. David R. Godine, Publisher, USA, 1990.
Price: US$25.20 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: David R. Godine, Publisher 1990 First Edition Stated Fine/Near Fine DJ Bright woodcut illustrated pages. Light foxing to dust jacket near spine o/w Fine.
Seller: Keeper of the Page, Enumclaw, WA, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts. David R. Godine, Boston, 1990.
Price: US$26.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Inscribed, "To R____ & R_____, with love and best wishes from their cousin" and signed 'Bill/William Jay Smith' on the front endpage. Also, laid-in is a typed and signed letter from the author. First printing of first edition. Illustrated with charming woodcuts by Jacques Hnizdovsky. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Minor wear to cloth at spine-ends. Jacket is free of any chips or tears, but has some browning on each side of the spine - a bit more prominent on the rear panel. Poetry.
Seller: Brazos Bend Books, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts. David R. Godine, Publisher, 1990.
Price: US$28.14 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
William Jay Smith. BIRDS AND BEASTS. David R Godine, NY, 1990.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hard Cover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Very light foxing (spotting) to dust jacket and endpapers of book. Striking black and white woodcuts by illustrator.
Seller: Windy Hill Books, Bacova, VA, U.S.A.
SMITH, William Jay. BIRDS AND BEASTS; Woodcuts by Jacques Hnizdovsky. David R. Godine, Boston, 1990.
Price: US$31.00 + shipping
Description: 4to, A fine copy in dj. Inscribed by the author. : "For |. | with my best wishes | . | Pittsfield | 16 July 1992" William Jay Smith was born in Winnfield, Louisiana. He was brought up at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, south of St. Louis. Smith received his A.B. and M.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, and continued his studies at Columbia University, and Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. Smith is the author of ten collections of poetry of which two were finalists for the National Book Award. He was appointed the nineteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1968 to 1970.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts. David R. Godine, Publisher, 1990.
Price: US$49.54 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts. David R. Godine, Publisher, 1990.
Price: US$50.03 + shipping
Condition: New
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Seller: Grumpys Fine Books, Tijeras, NM, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts. David R. Godine, Publisher, 1990.
Price: US$50.55 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts. David R. Godine, Publisher, 1990.
Price: US$51.06 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts. David R. Godine, Publisher, 1990.
Price: US$64.00 + shipping
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Seller: The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts [SIGNED]. David R. Godine, Pub., Boston, 1990.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Unnumbered pp.; HB w/DJ. Limited to 6,000, this is one of a special subset of 1,000 set aside for members of limited edition book club Hoc Volo, signed by author Smith on the colophon. Pages: clean, bright, tight, frontis; no defects. Cover: tan boards w/brick backstrip, woodcut front, black titles spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, lt green, yellow block front, woodcuts front/back, red/black titles front/spine; lt wear, lt toning along joints, sm closed tear and crinkle front top. Wonderful woodcut illustrations by Hnizdovsky. From Godine's press, whose stated aim is "to identify the best work and to produce it in the best way possible" Lovely, giftable.
Seller: Independent Books, Long Beach, WA, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. BIRDS AND BEASTS. David R. Godine, Publisher, 1990.
Price: US$103.52 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.94
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts. David R. Godine, Publisher, 1990.
Price: US$107.61 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Book is in NEW condition.
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts. David R. Godine, Publisher, 1990.
Price: US$132.50 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Brand New!
Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Smith, William Jay. Birds and Beasts. Boston: David R. Godine, 1990.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, tan decorative cloth lettered in black; pictorial dust jacket; slightly soiled. First edition, first printing. One of 1000 numbered copies, with woodcuts by Jacques Hnizdovsky. A presentation copy, inscribed by Smith to Eleanor D. "Siddy" Wilson: "For Siddy - with many memories - with love and best wishes - Bill," on the front endpaper. Wilson, a widely exhibited abstract painter and actress, was best known for "Reds" (1981) and "Alice's Restaurant" (1969). A striking work.
Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.