THE WORLD IS A WEDDING
Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1948. Presumed First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 196 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Gray spine with black lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$2.75", has mild chipping along the front fore edge, general shelving wear and rubbing wear along the extremities, mild age toning, and a small stain along the rear fore edge. Boards are bound in publisher's gray cloth, has mild bending wear along the spine head and tail edges and head fore corners. Textblock has minor soiling on pages 61-62 and 71-72, a light smudge on page 193, mild age toning along the edges, and mild foxing along the head edges. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z.
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Price: $150
NOTES
Prior to 1970 New Directions had no standard way of indicating a first edition and print. However, very few clothbound editions of New Directions books have ever gone into second printings. Additionally, the copyright date of this edition matches the date of publication.