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Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.06.

Zustand: Acceptable. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Shows significant signs of wear. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

#84-311.5() Random H. Encuadernación en tapa Blanda. Daudet, Alphonse. 19 cm. Tartarín de TarascónTapa deslucida.Tapa ilustrada. Pags.141.Volúmenes. Libro usado.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. SIX First editions by the poet Rod McKuen - all first editions - three SIGNED, INSCRIBED and DATED by the author. For detailed descriptions of each book, please see the individual listings which are still on ABE. All books are at least very good in original very good dustwrappers. ***698 pages in total. ***'Rod McKuen was born in California and grew up in California, Nevada, Washington and Oregon. He has travelled extensively as a concert artist, a composer and a writer. Before becoming an author and composer, Mr McKuen worked as a laborer, radio disc jockey and newspaper columnist and as a psychological-warfare scriptwriter during the Korean War. In just over four years his books of poetry have sold in excess of seven million copies in hardcover, making him the bestselling poet not only of this age but probably of every other era as well. In addition, he is the composer of more than a thousand popular songs and his film scores include The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and A Boy Named Charlie Brown (both of which earned him Academy Award Nominations), Scandalous John, Joanna and, with Henry Mancini, Me, Natalie. ***His major classical works: Symphony #1, Concerto for Four Harpsichords and Orchestra and Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra have been performed by leading orchestras. In May of 1972 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London premiered his Piano Concerto#1 and his ballet suit Childhood at The Royal Albert Hall as part of their Silver Jubilee Anniversary.' ***'Rod McKuen's poems are letters to the world and I am happy that some of them have come to me and found me out.' W. H. Auden.' ***'After dropping out of Oakland Technical High School prior to graduating in 1951, McKuen worked as a newspaper columnist and propaganda script writer during the Korean War. He settled in San Francisco, where he read his poetry in clubs alongside Beat poets like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg'. (Quotes taken from some of the dustwrappers) ***A small collection of six works of poetry by American poet, singer-songwriter, and composer Rod McKuen. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.1.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Internally clean. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 2.1.

Unknown Binding. Zustand: Good. First edition first printing ex libris without jacket on blue cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable.