Poetry. In 1978, KILLING FLOOR was awarded the Lamont Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets. The book was selected by Charles Wright, Maxine Kumin, and Philip Levine. On the Occasion of the 40th anniversary of publication, Tavern Books has brought this masterpiece back into print with a new introduction by Major Jackson.
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Poetry. In 1978, KILLING FLOOR was awarded the Lamont Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets. The book was selected by Charles Wright, Maxine Kumin, and Philip Levine. On the Occasion of the 40th anniversary of publication, Tavern Books has brought this masterpiece back into print with a new introduction by Major Jackson.
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Add this copy of Killing Floor to cart. $15.00, fair condition, Sold by Jenson Books Inc rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Logan, UT, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Fair. The item is showing use from the previous owner but works perfectly. Signs of previous ownership which could include: tears, scuffing, notes, excessive highlighting, gift inscriptions, slight water damage, a missing dust jacket, and library markings.
Add this copy of Killing Floor to cart. $17.00, like new condition, Sold by Book & Tackle, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Langlois, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Tavern Books.
Add this copy of Killing Floor to cart. $23.50, good condition, Sold by Chaparral Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Good in Like New jacket. Size: 1x6x1; First printing with full number line. Binding is in Good+ condition with sunning to panel edges and medium bumping to upper corners. Text is unmarked. The dust jacket is like new, in a mylar cover. 49pp.
Add this copy of Killing Floor to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by Jeff Maser, Bookseller--ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Houghton Mifflin.
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First edition. 49 pp. Foxing to fore-edge, else near fine in near fine dust jacket with light toning to extrems. Ai's second book, the 1978 Lamont Poetry Selection. Printed card to that effect laid in.
Add this copy of Killing Floor to cart. $37.00, very good condition, Sold by Jeff Hirsch Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wadsworth, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Houghton Mifflin and Company.
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First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 49 pages. Ai's second book of poems which was the 1978 Lamont Poetry Selection. A very good plus copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine with some very faint foxing and in a near fine dust jacket.
Add this copy of Killing Floor to cart. $51.95, very good condition, Sold by RARE BOOK CELLAR rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pomona, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Add this copy of Killing Floor to cart. $57.00, like new condition, Sold by Old New York Book Shop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Atlanta, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Add this copy of Killing Floor (First Edition) to cart. $82.00, like new condition, Sold by Dan Pope Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from WEST Hartford, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. First edition. First printing (with full number line including 1). Hardbound. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Slight mildew odor; spine of jacket age-darkened; otherwise clean and sharp. A tight, square copy. Publishers price intact on front flap ($7.95). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. Octavo. 61 pages. The second collection by Ai, selected as the 1978 Lamont Poetry Selection of the Academy of American Poets. Her monologue-driven poems in this volume solidified her reputation for stark, dramatic verse.
Add this copy of Killing Floor to cart. $106.10, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Diego, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Killing Floor to cart. $144.50, good condition, Sold by Lorne Bair Rare Books, Inc rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Winchester, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Houghton Mifflin.
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Inscribed "To Burt, Love, Ai" and dated January 26, 1979. The official publication was in February so this is an early inscription. The Lamont Poetry Selection for 1978. The sole flaw of this book is a slightly cocked spine noticeable only on the bottom half. About fine in Fine DJ. Inscribed to Burt Britten, a well-known NYC bookseller.
