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Graves, Robert. Poems 1953. Cassell, London, 1953.
Price: US$9.00 + shipping
Description: Book spine has small chip at bottom.
Seller: Robert S. Brooks, Bookseller, Bristol, WI, U.S.A.
GRAVES, ROBERT. Poems 1953. Cassell & Company 1953, 1953.
Price: US$9.09 + shipping
Description: Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Graves, Robert. Poems 1953. Cassell & Company, 1953,, 1953.
Price: US$9.56 + shipping
Description: hardback, 8vo, 30pp, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. unclipped wrapper, slightly browned
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United Kingdom
Graves, Robert. Poems 1953. Cassell, 1953.
Price: US$10.19 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green cloth boards titles in gilt. Previous owner's neat inscription on fep. Dw slightly browned on spine, a little chipped on spine ends, not price-clipped
Seller: old aberdeen bookshop, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Robert Graves. Poems 1953. Cassell And Company, London, 1953.
Price: US$11.14 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Entertainingly dismissive foreword from Graves to this collection in VG clean and bright internal order. A couple of small spots to endpapers, but these minor. VG unclipped d/j, a little dulled to spine, and now in removable protective sleeve. 12mo. 30pp
Seller: Dodman Books, Morston, United Kingdom
GRAVES, Robert. Poems 1953. Cassell & Co Ltd, London, 1953.
Price: US$12.18 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good Hardback. Good+ dust jacket, not priceclipped. Sunned. Clean text, would appear unread. viii. + 30p.
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
Graves, Robert. Poems 1953 : First printing. Cassell & Company Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1953.
Price: US$16.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (7s 6d). Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, a few small marks, little patchy browning (including to spine), the odd spot of foxing, little creasing/rubbing to edges, very minor loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, minor pushing/bumping to corners and is in only good condition. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing/bumping to corners and very minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Inside boards/end-papers tanned with the odd small mark/spot of foxing. Top of pages slightly dusty with the odd small mark/spot of foxing. Pages bit tanned. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges and bottoms. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United Kingdom
Graves, Robert. Poems 1953. Cassell, London, 1953.
Price: US$19.11 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 30pp. Neat ink name fr.fly. Tiny amount of light foxing Size: Cr.8vo
Seller: Scorpio Books, IOBA, Bungay, United Kingdom
Graves Robert. Poems 1953. Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1953.
Price: US$22.93 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: (vii) 30pp. Spine of dust jacket a little darkened and lightly rubbed at edges with farctional loss at its tail.
Seller: The Poetry Bookshop : Hay-on-Wye, Hay-on-Wye, POWYS, United Kingdom
Graves, Robert. Poems, 1953. Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1953.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, small, slim 8vo, pp. vii, [1], 30; original cloth in off-white dust jacket printed in red; bookplate on front pastedown; about fine. Higginson & Williams A68a.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
ROBERT GRAVES.. Poems 1953. Cassell, London, 1953.
Price: US$25.48 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition (first printing). Slim 8vo. 30pp. Green cloth lettered and ruled in gold at the spine. The base of the backstrip slightly bumped. A very bright copy in price-clipped dust wrapper. Publisher's review slip laid-in. 1,777 copies were published. Higginson A68.
Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom
Graves, Robert. Poems 1953. Cassell & Company, London, 1953.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First trade edition following a limited edition of 250 signed copies. Small Foyle's bookstamp to inside front board (hidden by jacket flap) else a clean very good plus copy in very good dustwrapper.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
GRAVES, Robert. Poems 1953. Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1953.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. 12mo. 30pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket with spine tanned, two small short tears and nick at the crown.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GRAVES, Robert. Poems 1953. Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1953.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. 12mo. 30pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket with spine toned and with one small splashmark.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. POEMS 1953. Cassell & Company Ltd (1953), London, 1953.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Fine with only light bumping to lower corner tips. In dust jacket that is complete and has only light soiling and small bit of softening on top spine edge.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Poems 1953 [SIGNED, 1st printing]. Cassell, 1953.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, 1st printing. SIGNED "with love from Robert" BY GRAVES. One of only 250 copies. Owner's name ("A. White" dated 1954, "Mallorca"), otherwise NEAR FINE+. Small chipping to top and bottom of spine, otherwise NEAR FINE dust jacket with the "7s.6d. net" price intact.
Seller: Agathon Books, Spokane, WA, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Poems 1953. Cassell & Company, London, 1953.
Price: US$95.55 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1953. First signed limited edition of 250 copies (this is number 109) vii, 30pp. plus a page of issue details. This is a scarce edition of a collection of 28 poems by the famous poet, novelist and critic Robert Graves (1895-1985). The book is bound in green paper covered boards with a white cloth spine and gold titling on the spine. It is in very good condition with slight fading along the top 1/4" of the boards and some browning at both spine ends. The contents are tight and clean and the book has been signed and numbered by Robert Graves on the first page after the last poem. There is a short neat inscription by the previous owner on the front free endpaper together with a small circular purple sticker on the front free endpaper. There is a fragile tissue wrapper for the book which is browned with chipping along the top edge and small pieces missing from the spine ends and top front edge. It also has small stains on the top front corner and top front spine corner.
Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Graves, Robert. POEMS: 1953. Cassell & Company Ltd.: London, 1953.
Price: US$109.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 7.5 x 5", green boards, cream spine with gilt lettering, 30pp. Edgeworn, edges have sunning, covers have light soiling, bookseller ticker (Sidney Kramer, Washington D.C.) else good to very good condition. THIS EDITION ON HAND-MADE PAPER IS LIMITED TO 250 COPIES FOR SALE, NUMBERED 1 TO 250 (this is number 46), AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert (1895-1985). Poems, 1953 / [by] Robert Graves. London : Cassell, 1953.
Price: US$181.19 + shipping
Description: Not price clipped. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; vii, 30 pages ; 19 cm. Subjects; Autographs 1895-1985 Graves, Robert. English poetry. English poetry; 20th century. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Graves, Robert. Poems 1953.. Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1953.
Price: US$191.11 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp. vii, [i], 30. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, cream dustjacket printed in red. Dustjacket soiled, spine panel darkened and chipped at ends, some rubbing to folds. Ownership inscription of David Wright (1953) to flyleaf, half-title inscribed by the author: ?Love, Robert 1978? Higginson & Williams A68a.
Seller: McNaughtan's Bookshop, ABA PBFA ILAB, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Graves, Robert. Poems 1953. Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1953.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Copy no. 126/ 250 signed by author. Handmade paper. Slight tearing at edges to glassine wrapper.
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB, Salisbury, CT, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert (1895-1985). Poems, 1953 / [by] Robert Graves. London : Cassell, 1953.
Price: US$208.00 + shipping
Description: Not price clipped. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; vii, 30 pages ; 19 cm. Subjects; Autographs 1895-1985 Graves, Robert. English poetry. English poetry; 20th century. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Poems 1953. Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1953.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, signed issue, limited to 250 numbered copies signed by Robert Graves. vii, [i], 30, [1]pp2q3w. 12mo. Higginson A68b Owner's small ink name on front flyleaf, fragile boards rubbed along bottom edge, else a fine copy in unprinted (publisher's) paper dust jacket. Jacket is moderately browned on spine, with very small chip at crown, else near fine First edition, signed issue, limited to 250 numbered copies signed by Robert Graves.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.