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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Angelou, Maya

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Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Title
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Author
Angelou, Maya
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good+. First edition, first printing, first state with red topstain. Signed by Maya Angelou on the half-title page and inscribed: "Dexter Love, Your brother Darryl wishes you Joy. So do I" with date 6/8/2012. [vi], 282, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth stamped in gilt and red foil. Very Good with light wear and fading to covers, mottling to spine, bump to upper edge of rear board, and some dispersal of gilt across cloth. Light foxing to textblock edges, light foxing and offsetting to endpapers. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with light wear and toning, minor laminate lift at lower edge, some foxing to verso and flaps, and several creases to flaps. A signed first edition of Maya Angelou's best-known work.
A collection of 10 plays including: Settle's adaptation from Shakespeare "The Fairy Queen;" iv, 52 pp. [London, 1692-3]; "The Rover: or the Banish'd Cavaliers" pp. 84 [London, 1709]; Crowne's "Caligula, a Tragedy," pp. 54 [London, 1698]; Wycherley's "The Gentleman Dancing-Master" pp. 68 [London 1702]; Dryden and Lee's "The Duke of Guise...to which is added A Vindication of the Play by Mr. Dryden" pp. 64 [London, 1699]; Otway's "Titus and Berenice," pp. 26 [London, 1701]; "The Cheats of Scapin" pp. 24; Buckingham's "The Chances" pp. 56 [London, 1705]; Otway's "Don Carlos...Fifth edition" pp. 56 [London, 1704]; "Arsinoe, Queen of Cyprus

A collection of 10 plays including: Settle's adaptation from Shakespeare "The Fairy Queen;" iv, 52 pp. [London, 1692-3]; "The Rover: or the Banish'd Cavaliers" pp. 84 [London, 1709]; Crowne's "Caligula, a Tragedy," pp. 54 [London, 1698]; Wycherley's "The Gentleman Dancing-Master" pp. 68 [London 1702]; Dryden and Lee's "The Duke of Guise...to which is added A Vindication of the Play by Mr. Dryden" pp. 64 [London, 1699]; Otway's "Titus and Berenice," pp. 26 [London, 1701]; "The Cheats of Scapin" pp. 24; Buckingham's "The Chances" pp. 56 [London, 1705]; Otway's "Don Carlos...Fifth edition" pp. 56 [London, 1704]; "Arsinoe, Queen of Cyprus

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A collection of 10 plays including: Settle's adaptation from Shakespeare "The Fairy Queen;" iv, 52 pp. [London, 1692-3]; "The Rover: or the Banish'd Cavaliers" pp. 84 [London, 1709]; Crowne's "Caligula, a Tragedy," pp. 54 [London, 1698]; Wycherley's "The Gentleman Dancing-Master" pp. 68 [London 1702]; Dryden and Lee's "The Duke of Guise...to which is added A Vindication of the Play by Mr. Dryden" pp. 64 [London, 1699]; Otway's "Titus and Berenice," pp. 26 [London, 1701]; "The Cheats of Scapin" pp. 24; Buckingham's "The Chances" pp. 56 [London, 1705]; Otway's "Don Carlos...Fifth edition" pp. 56 [London, 1704]; "Arsinoe, Queen of Cyprus
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James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Late 18th-early 19th century calf-backed marbled boards. Covers detached, spine split and chipped, some browning and soiling of
Description
London, 1709. First edition of "Caligula. Some pages of publisher's advertisements. 1 vols. 4to. Late 18th-early 19th century calf-backed marbled boards. Covers detached, spine split and chipped, some browning and soiling of text, Rover damaged with lower portion of last 40 pages lacking or illegible, "Fairy Queen" and "Cheats of Scapin" lacking title, adjacent leaves damaged, and "Arsinoe" lacking Gathering B and the lower portion of the first two pages, with the 1723 signatures of Charles Walley and Mary Davies, also the signature of Abraham Jones and engraved bookplate of Sir Edward Synge. First edition of "Caligula" Some pages of publisher's advertisements. 1 vols. 4to. Jaggard p. 409 for "The Fairy Queen"; W & M 1034-36 ("Fairy Queen"),280 ("Caligula"), 406 ("Gentleman")

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