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Van Duyn, Mona. Valentines to the world. With illustrations by Fred Becker. The Cummington Press, [Iowa City], 1958.

Price: US$187.50 + shipping

Description: Edition limited to 180 copies "printed at Iowa City by Raeburn Miller, K. Kimber Merker, and Harry Duncan" at 428 Fifth Avenue, Iowa City"; this is copy no. 4; 4to, pp. 55, [1]; printed in red and black, 10 abstract illustrations by Fred Becker; original gray cloth, endpapers with glue stain at the margins, the binding moderately spotted, spine partially perished; text block about fine, with silk ribbon bookmark intact. From the library of Kim Merker. Raeburn Miller and Kim Merker were the founders of the Stone Wall Press and Duncan was their mentor and instructor. This is the first Cummington Press book printed in Iowa. And it is the first book of Mona Van Duyn. Richmond 66.

Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.

Van Duyn, Mona & Fred Becker illus. by. VALENTINES TO THE WIDE WORLD. Cummington Press, 1958.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Folio, grayish boards, spine label, boards bit hand soiled back board with a dark streak snaking down 2/3's of the way toward the spine.tips bit bumped etc.GOOD TO VERY GOOD COPY.internally fine, with the ribbon label intact 77/180.vvbrm2/2

Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Van Duyn, Mona. Valentines to the Wild World: Poems. The Cummington Press, Iowa City, 1958.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition, hardcover, #132 of 180 copies, signed by Van Duyn and Becker, light soiling to covers, light bump to bottom corner and another to bottom edge, faint damp-spot to top corner of rear board, light foxing within and light browning to page edges, light tanning to spine and top edge, otherwise a VG+ copy in grey cloth with paper spine label.

Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

Van Duyn, Mona. VALENTINES TO THE WIDE WORLD. , 1958.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: 1958 Van Duyn, Mona VALENTINES TO THE WIDE WORLD Iowa City: The Cummington Press, 1958 #14/180cc 55pp illustrated Fred Becker 4to 2 small stains on outer edge of rear cover, spine and edges slightly darkened, else fine hardcover copy with ribbon marker.

Seller: Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.