Duncan, Robert. Heavenly City, Earthly City. Bern Porter, 1947.

Price: US$140.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Berkeley: Bern Porter, 1947. Octavo. Hardcover without a dust jacket. First edition. Signed and dated by Duncan on the first free end paper. Discoloration to the boards and rubbing to the crown of the spine. Book is in very good condition.

Seller: Bad Animal, Santa Cruz, CA, U.S.A.

Duncan, Robert.. Heavenly City, Earthly City.. Bern Porter, Berkeley, 1947.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Limited Edition. One of 350 copies bound in white paper covered boards, the regular issue. This lacks the green dustwrapper. A Good only copy with pattern toning, wear to lower points. Though uncalled for, this copy INSCRIBED on the free front endpaper "For the _______, Robert Duncan 1947" and a three line annotation has been inked out. 33pp. Printed on laid paper, fore-edge untrimmed. Q14251

Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.

Duncan, Robert. Heavenly City Earthly City. Bern Porter, Berkeley, 1947.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Signed by poet in year of publication on front free endpaper. 33 pp. Printed white boards. Former owner's name on paste down. Very Good with some toning to boards, wear and exposure at tips. Lacking dust jacket. The San Francisco Renaissance poet's first book.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Duncan, Robert. Heavenly City Earthly City. Bern Porter, 1947.

Price: US$600.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Berkeley: Bern Porter, 1947. Sm 4to. 33 pp. Author's first book. Signed by Duncan along with the year (1947, the year of publication) on the front free endpaper. A little toning to the very edges of the boards; bump to the head of the spine with two tiny splits in the boards. archival paper repairs to the edges of the verso of the jacket. Near fine.

Seller: Paul Johnson Fine Books, IOBA, Temecula, CA, U.S.A.

Duncan, Robert.. Heavenly City, Earthly City.. Bern Porter, Berkeley, 1947.

Price: US$800.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition, hardcover issue in dull grey-green cloth stamped in gilt at spine, without jacket as issued. Fore- And bottom edges untrimmed. Though nominally one of a hundred numbered signed copies, this is neither numbered nor signed, and lacks the limitation colophon. Endpapers, frontis drawing of Duncan, and another in text, by Mary Fabilli. A Fine, clean copy, the gilt just a bit rubbed. Duncan's First Book, which was limited to 350 copies, the whole edition. Q04243

Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.

Duncan, Robert. Heavenly City Earthly City. Bern Porter, Berkeley, CA, 1947.

Price: US$975.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 33 pages. First edition, first printing in the white boards. His first book, one of only 250 copies. Signed by Duncan on the title pages. Fine book in a fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear to the top of the spine. A beautiful copy!

Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.

Duncan, Robert.. Heavenly City Earthly City.. Bern Porter, Berkeley, 1947.

Price: US$1400.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Printing, the trade issue. A Fine copy in white paper covered boards, in dark green printed dustwrapper. Though not called for, SIGNED by Duncan on the title page. 33pp. Duncan's first book. Q17722

Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.

Duncan, Robert. Heavenly City, Earthly City. Bern Porter, Berkeley, 1947.

Price: US$2500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: The First Edition of Duncan's first Book, this being one of 100 copies bound in green cloth. This is number 64 and is SIGNED by both Duncan and the illustrator Mary Fabilli on the hand written colophon. In addition this copy has a full page holograph poem in Duncan's hand dated 1947, In further addition it is signed again by Duncan at the front after a short gift Inscription to a close friend and future Literary scholar! The poem at the rear is 26 lines in length and dated both 1946 (first part) and 1947. It seems to have a religious theme, but mentions both Christianity and Classical sources. Minor darkening to the end papers as is common. Lightly stained area on the front cover. Otherwise an attractive example with a great association and a full page poem! No jacket (as issued? ). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author & Illustrator

Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.