BURKE, James Lee (b. 1936). Lay Down My Sword and Shield. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY BURKE.
Sale 1262 - Summer Reading: 20th Century Literature and Biography from a Private Collection
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Jul 6, 2023
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Jul 26, 2023
Timed Online / Chicago
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$158
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Lot Description
BURKE, James Lee (b. 1936). Lay Down My Sword and Shield. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1971.
8vo. Original cloth (some minor staining); publisher’s dust jacket (chipped with losses affecting the “L” in “Lay” and the “D” in “Down” on the front panel, slight toning).
FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY BURKE on half-title. Burke’s third book and the scarcest of his first three books.
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