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Title: A Part of Speech
Author: Joseph Brodsky Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Printing Year: 1980 Signed first edition Condition/Details: Bound in dark blue cloth in dustjacket with glassine cover, this volume is a scarce copy of the Russian author's second collection of poems, covering the period between 1965 to 1978, that is to say, those years that mark the end of his time in the Soviet Union and his first years in exile in the U. S (he became a U.S. citizen in 1977). Brodsky received the 1987 Nobel Prize in Literature and was Poet Laureate of the United States from 1991 to 1992. Author's signature is to be found on the half-title page. The book is solidly bound with clean, bright pages. The book measures approximately 6" x 9.5" and contains 151 pages. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50 ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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