Alfred castner king (67 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. No DJ. Pages clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelf wear. Binding tight, hinges strong. Light shelving foxing spots/dust-dulling on book top page edge.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. cover shows minor wear and tear, pages clean.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. No DJ. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelf wear. Binding tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. First Edition. Clean, bright pages, gilded edges almost entirely free of scratching; no owners' marks; square, tight binding; the blue cloth hard cover shows a small scuff in the white inked decoration on the front, a faint dulled patch caused by a water droplet, and minor shelfwear at spine ends, otherwise well-kept and attractive. 120pp.…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. 1901. 120 pages. No dust jacket. Blue pictorial cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.…

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. 1st Edition. Hardback in Very Good+ condition, without dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 136 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 176 pages. 7.90x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are free from any notations. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Very good condition. Small stain on title page. Front hinge area is lightly darkened. Spine tips and cover corners are rubbed. Decorative front cover has four faint spots. 136 pages plus a fold out frontispiece and 12 illustrations.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New. In English.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First edition. First edition. hardcover in olive green cloth lettered in silver and decorated with an image of a snowy mountain. Foldout frontispiece photograph of the mountain scene on which the cover decoration was based. 136 pp. Illustrated with 12 full page photographic plates of scenes of nature (forests, streams, mountains) each captioned with a verse from one of the poems. A tight, fine example, all lettering bright, The frontispiece panoramic photo has some loss at one of the folds. Alfred Castner King (1874-1941), also known as "The blind poet of Colorado", was an American poet whose work reflected majestic natural landscapes, and experiences of solitude and reflection. At the end of the 19th century, he had already published some of his poems, and was working in a mine in Colorado; in March, 1900, a day after his 26th birthday, there was an explosion in the mine that cost King his sight as well as partial deafness. His poems prior to the accident spoke of mountaintop vistas and the "music of nature" while those afterward were darker, with titles such as "The Miner", an anthem to a dangerous profession, and "The Suicide", a poem of a disabled poet seeking to stand beside non-handicapped society, bidding it to look elsewhere. King spent the later years of his life traveling around the country lecturing, playing the flute, and selling his books of poetry. He died in Colorado August 30, 1941.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. NY (1901) . 120 pages, clothbound, no jacket, very good condition. Illustrated with photos of Colorado. The author was blinded in a Colorado mining accident.