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Poems: Second Series by Emily Dickinson First edition in the scarce publisher's deluxe gift binding Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1891. First edition, first printing. Bound in the publisher's rare gift binding in half white goatskin and floral-patterned paper over boards, spine tooled in gilt at compartments with gilt-lettered and tooled morocco spine labels, all edges gilt. Originally printed on October 21, 1891 and issued in three binding styles. This is by far the scarcest variant for this title; the other two bindings were issued new at a price of $1.25 and $1.50, while this binding was originally issued at a pricey $3.50, the equivalent of $120 today. Near Fine with rubbing to spine with some loss to gilt decorations, light soiling and edge wear to boards, photographic postcard of Dickinson's home in Amherst, MA mounted on front pastedown. Front inner hinge slightly exposed, former ownership of Charlotte F. Roberts dated Christmas 1893, at front flyleaf; light pencil numerals written on rear leather turn-ins. Housed in a custom lavender colored morocco slip case lettered in gilt. An absolutely beautiful production of Dickinson's second volume of collected poetry with her most well-known poems, such as "I'm nobody! Who are you?" and "Wild nights! Wild nights!" The scarcest variant binding for this title. Myerson notes "copies in Binding C have also been bound with a gathering omitted or a leaf a1 cancelled. In all copies, leaf 15 4 has been cancelled. Myerson A2.1.a, BAL4656.
campbell4976
The magazine, not a fanzine as my mentor the late great Ray Harryhausen explained to me, was in the described condition. The item was packed extremely well, but it was shipped USPS media rate, which it shouldn’t have been due to this copy of Imagination being one of only five known copies of it in the world. When purchasing from this seller just make sure during the completion of the transaction to specify how you want your item shipped. Seller was good with getting back to me with my concerns
Hensle Joseph
Expertly packaged. Mail man ding dong ditched me and I had to chase him down. But when I opened the package it was beautiful, in as described condition. For its rarity, it is priced high, but the title is worth it. Shipping wasn't too costly, was a low price for media mail. Voltairine De Cleyre's Selected Works of Emma Goldman's Mother Earth is one of the hottest titles in my library. Thank you for making fine editions of early radical books available.
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The book was shipped extremely quickly, was packaged beautifully and with extraordinary care, and arrived in precisely the condition described. Owning this edition of MD has been a lifelong dream of mine, and so I was anxious about all of this; however, my anxiety immediately vanished upon seeing the quality of the packaging. I would absolutely buy from this seller again--and certainly hope to! Thank you so much!!