First edition. Fine in moderately toned, very good or better dust jacket with a bit of nicking at the crown. Poet, editor, and anthologist William Cole's copy with his neat owner signature on the front fly and a couple of small notes (presumably in his hand) on the rear pastedown. Housed in a fine custom royal blue clamshell case with the spine titled in gilt and the author's gilt facsimile signature on the cover. Cole produced around 75 books, most of them anthologies. He served as publicity director at Alfred A. Knopf, publicity director and editor at Simon & Schuster, and publisher of William Cole Books at Viking Press. Upon his death he was memorialized by Seamus Heaney in the poem "In Memory of Bill Cole." Glück's first book; she has won the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Nobel Prize in Literature. Seller Inventory # 501746

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Firstborn

Publisher: The New American Library, (New York)

Publication Date: 1968

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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All books are first editions unless otherwise noted. New Jersey residents will be asked for sales tax. All items guaranteed, all items subject to prior sale. Members ABAA, ILAB.
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