Sailing Alone Around the Room – Billy Collins
NF/NF Signed

For sale: a signed first hardcover edition, early printing of Sailing Alone Around the Room by Billy Collins. First Edition stated, 2002 Random House. Sixth Printing with partial number line.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on the spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The poet’s name is signed and inscribed on a presentation bookplate pasted on the first free end paper.  The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with price cut off front flap and mild surface and edge wear.

Sailing Alone Around the Room is a landmark collection of new and selected poems by this Guggenheim Fellow, NPR contributor, New York Public Library “Literary Lion,” and incomparably popular performer of his own good works.