Poet abolitionist
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge this biography reveals for the first time the influential role this key enlightenment figure played in africa and britainno inscriptions or annotations see oxfam website for delivery information read morevery good condition
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The title is hip hop poethip hop poet radio edit 3:32hip hop poet loony string mix 5:32for this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
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Title: letters to a young poetcatalogue numbermissing information?
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Oxfam shop fulwood road the poet and the piper - seamus heaney and liam o'flynn see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This biography of keats traces his life, examines the development of his poetry and describes the factors which influenced keats as a poetthe inside pages are clean, but a little grubby on the outside edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music wells this softcover copy is in good condition, with no marksrevised edition
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The title is a poet's lifefor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
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Liechtenstein johann-baptist bĂŒchel poet mnh ** am happy to ship with carrier of your choice xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx read more
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poetry by heart by andrew motion, poet laureatecollection includes wh auden, roald dahl, william shakespeare, lewis carroll, robert frost, emily dickenson, seamus heaney, edward lear, wb yeates, langston hughesa child's book of poems to remember compiled by liz attenboroughoffers considerednew mint condition with original dust jacket
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In brooks's telling, march emerges as an abolitionist and idealistic chaplain on the front lines of a war that tests his faith in himself and in the union cause when he learns that his side, too, is capable of barbarism and racismas alcott drew on her real-life sisters in shaping the characters of her little women, so brooks turned to the journals and letters of bronson alcott, louisa may's father, an idealistic educator, animal rights exponent and abolitionist who was a friend and confidante of ralph waldo emerson and henry david thoreaufrom the author of the acclaimed 'year of wonders' and 'people of the book', a historical novel and love story set during a time of catastrophe on the front lines of the american civil warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the pulitzer prize for fiction and richard and judy pickas he recovers from a near-fatal illness in a washington hospital, he must reassemble the shards of his shattered mind and body, and find a way to reconnect with a wife and daughters who have no idea of the ordeals he has been throughset during the american civil war, 'march' tells the story of john march, known to us as the father away from his family of girls in 'little women', louisa may alcott's classic american novelthe story spans the vibrant intellectual world of concord and the sensuous antebellum south, through to the first year of the civil war as the north reels under a series of unexpected defeatsit explores the passions between a man and a woman, the tenderness of parent and child, and the life-changing power of an ardently held belieflike her bestselling 'year of wonders', 'march' follows an unconventional love story
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B/w frontispiece portrait of the poetfrancis edward ledwidge () was an irish war poet and soldier from county meathoxfam books & music islington francis ledwidge was ireland's major war poet, sometimes called "the poet of the blackbirds"inside, the endpapers are very lightly browned, but clean; binding firm with no loose pages; pages clean and brightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreduring the s he was considered one of the greatest living writers of the english-speaking worldour book is in good general condition and, unusually, retains its dust jacket (unclipped)sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was killed in action at the battle of passchendaele during world war iborn to a poverty-stricken family, his education was minimal, and once old enough, he began to work at whatever job might be availablea keen trade unionist with connections to sinn fein, he joined the irish army in lord dunsany's regiment, saw action in italy and serbia, was sent to the front, and was killed near ypres, aged just 30title etc in rather faded gilt lettering on the spinehis poetry shows his deep love of nature and wild-life, and he perhaps foreshadows the modern titan, seamus heaneythe book itself, bound in black cloth, is in good condition, the exterior showing only pale patches at the tops of the covers and some minor bumping of corners with no frank damagethe jacket is rather age-worn, with rubbing of angles and folds, some chips and tears to edges, and general grubbiness, but is intacthowever, his passion was poetry, and he self-educated in the hope of eventually achieving a white-collar job which might allow him to write with greater freedomedward john moreton drax plunkett, 18th baron of dunsany (), was an anglo-irish writer and dramatist; his work, mostly in the fantasy genre, was published under the name lord dunsany
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Used poor conditionpublisher: longmans, green & co" from the mid-s, riley was the nation's most read poet, a trend that accelerated at the turn of the centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morepaste-down and end-paper and flyleaf's all foxed, end-paper has a inscription by a previous ownerspine, gilt letters, bumped, water-stainedall other pages in a clean conditionjames whitcomb riley () was an american writer, poet, and best-selling authorhis poems tended to be humorous or sentimental, and of the approximately one thousand poems that riley authored, the majority are in dialectin the front, from the 2nd flyleaf to the 2nd half title page, these 6 pages have come loose from the text blockduring his lifetime he was known as the "hoosier poet" and "children's poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry respectivelyfront-board, gilt letters and decoration, with pictorial decoration, bumpedbackboard, gilt decoration, small amount of staining, bumpedtop edge gilt, fore and bottom edges yellowedin this warm and affectionate poem, riley has amusingly and quaintly emulated omar khayyam's more famous rubaiyat with his gentle and mildly dialectical poem celebrating a good country doctorback paste-down, end-papers and flyleaf's all foxedbound in green clothoxfam shop darlington hardbackhis famous works include "little orphan annie," "america!," "the raggedy man," "the soldier," "when the frost is on the pumpkin," and the "rubaiyat of doc sifers
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The famous people shown on the stamps are robert kreutz, istvan szechenyi a statesman, kuruc lovas a horseman, salvador allende, jozsee attla a poet, dr zimmermann agoston a veterinarian, munkasorseg, gyulai pal a poet and an historian, william shakespeare a writer, tarr imre, madach imre a writer, a poet and a lawyer, bolyai farkas a mathematician who specialised in geometry, koranyi sandor, dorsa gyorgy- the stamp celebrates the 500th anniversary of his birth, istvan pataki a colonel, gardos mariska, karayi frigas - the stamp celebrates 75 years of the national institute for the prevention of tuberculosis, moricz zsigmond a writer and novelist, radnoti miklos, martos flora, athokoly felkeles, mezo imre, daniel berzsenyi, margit kaffka a writer and a poet, bethlen gabor, schonherz zoltan an anti-fascist, barnabas pest, jose marti, pablo meruda, galileo galilei, erdei ferenc, michelangelo a painterthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe used stamps have a little of the postmark printed on them clearlyoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 32 stampsthe decades the stamps were issued in are the s, s, andsome of the stamps in this collection are unusedall the stamps in this collection were issued in hungarythe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inall the stamps are in good condition
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Robert browning () was an english poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost victorian poetsthe body of the book is firmly bound with no loose pages; all pages clean and bright; dark green silk page marker present; frontispiece b/w photograph portrait of the poet (taken in )our book is handsomely bound in full black leather with the poet's monogram (shiny black with gilt outline) on the front coveroxfam books & music islington a prefatory note to this volume describes the contents in some detail, stressing that they include at least two poems not included in any other such publicationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretitle in gilt lettering on the spine, with 5 impressed double-line bands and gilt flower motifs, remains brightthe reader will find enough here to gain a good impression of the poet's work from to the end of his lifeonly light external wear - a little damage to the top of the spine, one or two scuff marks, a few stainsinside, the green 'marbled' endpapers are bordered with a gilt line round edge of the covers, and the rear endpaper has a strange v-shaped hole mirrored by a pale v on the fep, and a tiny hole a little belowwhether this is evidence of worm damage is not certain - but there appear to be no other such defects elsewherehis poems are known for their irony, characterisation, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings, and challenging vocabulary and syntaxall page edges gilt
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Hand-set in fournier and printed in an edition of 75 numbered copies signed by the poet25 copies were accompanied by a handwritten poem, 20 copies were only numbered and signed by the poetin addition, a loose âmededeling aan vijfenveertig poĂ«zieliefhebbersâ, signed and numbered by the poet, with two handwritten lines of poetry, is added, explaining that something with the numbering went wrong (all copies with insert should have been roman-numbered, but that went wrong; this resulted in 18 arabic-numbered copies and 24 roman-numbered copies)in reality 42 copies were therefore provided with an insertâom het ongerief dat de bezitters van de bundel werd aangedaan enigszins te verzoeten, zijn aan deze mededeling twee niet eerder gepubliceerde dichtregels van de dichter [in manuscript] toegevoegd, alsmede de signatuur van de dichterâboudewijn bĂŒch, drie reve-gedichtenthis is one of these 20 copiesthe collection and the insert are numbered â16â, the notice is numbered ââour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe copper hand in the photos is not included in this lotsewn with coverthis is one of the 30 copies on immortal fire, with a loose insert, the poem âohne jahresangabeâ (âeen vierde reve-gedichtâ), printed on the gronlandea pers in 45 numbered and signed copiesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website[utrecht], sub signo libelli
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Oxfam shop colne road the reputation of rainer maria rilke has grown steadily since his death in ; today he is widely considered to be the greatest poet of the twentieth centurymitchell's versions more clearly than in any others," said wit contains representative poems from his early collections the book of hours and the book of pictures; many selections from the revolutionary new poems, which drew inspiration from rodin and cezanne; the hitherto little-known "requiem for a friend"; and a generous selection of the late uncollected poems, which constitute some of his finest work"his work is masterful"if rilke had written in english," denis donoghue wrote in the new york times book review, "he would have written in this englishincluded too are passages from rilke's influential novel, the notebooks of malte laurids brigge, and nine of his brilliant uncollected prose pieces"rilke's voice, with its extraordinary combination of formality, power, speed and lightness, can be heard in mr" ahead of all parting is an abundant selection of rilke's lifeworkthis modern library edition presents stephen mitchell's acclaimed translations of rilke, which have won praise for their re-creation of the poet's rich formal music and depth of thought" see oxfam website for delivery information read morefinally, the book presents the poet's two greatest masterpieces in their entirety: the duino elegies and the sonnets to orpheus
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He was a poet, and wrote short stories, art criticism and dramathat is why the photos were taken from a low angleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis is one of 50 numbered copies printed on papier hollande van gelder the book has not yet been cut and was therefore never readhis work has been translated into 28 languages (including english, russian, german, chinese and japanese)emile verhaeren (21 may november ) was a belgian francophone poet, and a representative of symbolismthis work was published posthumously and includes a large selection of the poet's work, presented by marie gevers, the first female member of the royal academy of belgiumplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Mixed collection all in good condition read more
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First english editionchild, the mother's story book or western coronalat times she shocked her audience as she tried to take on issues of both male dominance and white supremacy in some of her storiesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablea collection of miscellaneous pieces by mrs child ⊠to which are added a few tales by mary howitt, and caroline fry, londonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikispine is a little loose, otherwise in good condition244 pages with 2 steel engravings and 24 woodcuts (in the text)her journals, both fiction and domestic manuals, reached wide audiences from the s through the slydia maria francis child (born lydia maria francis) (february  â october ), was an american abolitionist, women's rights activist, native american rights activist, novelist, journalist, and opponent of american expansionismplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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She was an american abolitionist and political activistsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein her later years, tubman was an activist in the movement for women's suffrageinternally the book is inscribed on the title pageoxfam books & music beeston this rare and signed book is in very good conditionthe life of harriet tubman, focusing on her civil war activity and underground railroadpage 97-8 has been mis-trimmed but otherwise all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedduring the american civil war, she served as an armed scout and spy for the union armyborn into slavery, tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the underground railroadexternally there is a mark on the front cover as can be seen in the photo, but otherwise the book shows little signs of wear
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She explores how acts of volunteerism and charity became involved with the abolitionist movement, educational patronage, the struggle against racism, and female social justice campaignswhat results is a vital reevaluation of public life during the pivotal decades leading up to the civil warthe market revolution, participatory democracy, and voluntary associations have all been closely linked since the birth of the united statesmccarthy also demonstrates how the idea of philanthropy became crucially wedded to social activism during the jacksonian erawhat resulted, she contends, were heated political battles over the extent to which women and african americans would occupy the public stagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this bracing history, kathleen doxfam original liverpool since the dawn of the republic, faith in social equality, religious freedom, and the right to engage in civic activism have constituted our national creedmccarthy traces the evolution of these ideals, exploring the impact of philanthropy and volunteerism on america from totracing, then, the evolution of civil society and the pivotal role of philanthropy in the search for and exercise of political and economic power, this book will prove essential to anyone interested in american history and governmentamerican creed explores the relationships among these three institutions, showing how charities and reform associations forged partnerships with government, provided important safety valves for popular discontent, and sparked much-needed economic development
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(wikipedia) read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablegeeraerts started his literary career in the early s by writing down his experiences in the belgian congo, where he was employed as an assistant regional manager in the s and was in charge of a military unit in andare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall three versions signedjef geeraerts - drawing of his cat zefyr, signed, undated - drawing and manuscript in black ink on a pre-printed postcard cm, recto only - on the back address lines and the logo of van stockum belinfante & coebergh - fine nikolaas jan karel (nic) van bruggen (merksem, 17 march - antwerp, 14 july ) was a flemish poet, âpink poetâ, supporter of the flemish movement, publicist, art critic, sports journalist, copywriter and visual artistjozef adriaan anna (jef) geeraerts (antwerp, 23 february - ghent, 11 may ) was a flemish writerblack venus was published in , the first book from the four-volume gangreen cycle with which geeraerts would gain great famethe second and third versions are identicalplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe later wrote numerous novels, including the vincke and verstuyft crime novelsjef geeraerts - some handwritten notes in 3 versions about nic van bruggen, signed, undated - 1 sheet of unlined paper cm - manuscript in black ink, 18 lines, only recto - paper irregularly torn on the left, otherwise good three versions, or actually two, of a text about nic van bruggen
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One octavo volume with 161 pagescrisp interior free from foxingsuperb compositions in colour by sylvain sauvage woodcut by pierre bouchet, including 35 in text and 32 vignettes) he uses low tables, pottery, branches of flowering peach treesif she is smoking opium, he paints the dragonif the lover is dressed, he has her wear traditional clothingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe translator, yves gandon, tells the reader in his detailed note that this book is considered the best contribution by tsing pann yang to chinese poetryâfrom the poetâs deep love of the young shining pearl is born the lost pavilion of delightsloose leaves in folded illustrated cover, folder and slipcasehe draws shining pearl with simple lines, almond eyes, rounded face, a flower in her hairplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteillustrated first edition, whose print run was limited to 990 copies, this is one of the 950 on lana vellum, numbered from 41 to 990) the illustrator first adapts his ambient repertoire to the celestial empirespine and portfolio faded, the rest is in good condition) from the abandoned poetâs languor suddenly springs admirable images sparkling with gold, flowing with deep black, blossoming with the pink shades of dawn
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The resistance committee insisted that eluard, the poet of love, write a political poem fitting the situationmodern reprint (date unknown) by seghers, the original publisher who published this poem for the first time inllustrated edition of this iconic poem of resistance to the invader written during the second world war (in )lithograph (direct tone printing) on canson vellum unfolding in 8 flapsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe origin of the poem is hardly knownhe searched in his papers and found: this message of love which was turned into a message of hope for many and was quickly spread by english paratroopers, reinvigorating themplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea year after the death of the poet, publisher pierre seghers asks fernand lĂ©ger to illustrate the famous poem in tribute to his deceased friendthe artist creates an accordion book of several pages in
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham summer : on the eve of a glittering society party, by the lake of a grand english country house, a young poet takes his lifeghosts awaken and memories, long-consigned to the dark reaches of grace's mind, begin to sneak back through the crackssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe only witnesses, sisters hannah and emmeline hartford, will never speak to each other againhartley's the go-between, and lovers of the film gosford parkwinter : grace bradley, 98, one-time housemaid of riverton manor, is visited by a young director making a film about the poet's suicidea thrilling mystery and a compelling love story, kate morton's the house at riverton will appeal to readers of ian mcewan's atonement, la shocking secret threatens to emerge; something history has forgotten but grace never could
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Gerusalemme conquistata [conquered jerusalem] is the ârevised and correctedâ version of the masterpiece of the poet torquato tasso, the poem gerusalemme liberata (which was finished in and printed in )tasso worked there from to and published the work in rome in with a dedication to cardinal cinzio aldobrandini, nephew of pope clement viii and benefactor of the poet during the last years of his lifewith this work, tasso was convinced that he had built a perfect poem, better than the liberata (he called it âmy favourite daughterâ)small stain on binding, very faint water stain in the bottom right corner of several pages, otherwise a (very) neat copyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availabletorquato tasso - gerusalemme conquistata libri xxiv novellamente ristampati - pavia, pietro bartoli & ottavio bordoni, ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivery rare early edition of gerusalemme conquistatacontemporary limp full-parchment binding with manuscript title on spineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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She wrote remarkable prose poems ("canzoni di bilitis" ), presented as translations of a non-existent ancient poetat the origin of most of his works lies the classical world, which he approached both as a translator and as a poet and narratorour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableand title page; 1 unnumbered page on the back of page beautiful lithographs inside printed in colour, made by chimot and printed by dumolin, they depict female subjects of remarkable sensualityare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipaperback with red and black title within a vignette; back plate, blank, spine with imprint in red and blackin perfect condition, deckle edgesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website1 blank sheet; 163 numbered pages, including half-title page with typographic data and numbering indication on the back: nohis literary fortune was consecrated by the novel "afrodite" () followed by "la donna e il fantoccio" () of spanish environment and the fantastic "avventure di re pausole" ()pierre louys, was born in ghent in and died in paris in
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Man of letters, poet and historianknight of the lĂ©gion d'honneur born in noumĂ©a, new caledoniaplus a sample of his signature in facsimileour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablerenĂ© puaux (), editor of le temps, journalistare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimember of a huguenot family from vivaraisplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefour postcards by francis carco () writer, poet, journalist, lyricist
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In january he was appointed city poet of amsterdam for two yearsmenno wigman - herostratos - manuscript in red and black pencil - hilversum - uitgeverij - one leaf cm (broadsheet) - 14 lines, only recto - edition of 38 copies - numbered (q / z) and signed - fine the poem was written in april âon the eve of the inauguration of king willem-alexanderâ in amsterdam on 30 aprilfrom the very beginning he was a member of the amsterdam branch of de eenzame uitvaart: poets who read a poem at funerals of people without family or friendsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethis is one of the 26 copies lettered a to z on zerkallare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin addition, 12 copies were written on fabriano umbria, numbered i to xiimenno wigman (beverwijk, 10 october - amsterdam, 1 february ) was a dutch poet, anthologist and translatorin his collected poems were published, compiled by neeltje maria min and rob schoutenhe was posthumously awarded the ida gerhardt poetry prize(source: wikipedia) read morethe jury considered his collection âslordig met gelukâ as his âbest collection ever, his swan songâthis is letter qplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehis work has been translated into english, german and frenchthe poem's title was written in red pencil, the lines and signature in blackhis official debut appeared in under the title â's zomers stinken alle stedenâ
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Montenegro complete sets of 16 stamps in pairs, the mountain wreath by the poet petrovic njegosprinted in black on the standard mail stamps are some of the poet's versesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablemnh (mint never hinged)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihowever, both poste italiane and all of the shipping companies continue their collection and delivery service with only minor operating delaysmint with original full gumsassone + airmailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease note: current safety measures under the conte decree with regard to covid-19 may result in longer than usual shipping times
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John godfrey is a poetmargaret graham is an art criticvincent katz is a poet, critic, translator, editor, and curatorabout the author michael rooks is the wieland family curator of modern and contemporary art at the high museum of artdavid salle is an artist and writer
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