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PATCHEN, KENNETH, 1911 to 1972

Kenneth Patchen

American writer and poet.

Books: 1
Editions tracked: 2
First editions: 1
Nationality: United States

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Earliest first editionThe Memoirs of the Shy Pornographer ...New Directions, 1945 Most editions trackedThe Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer2 editions

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1945The Memoirs of the Shy Pornographer ...New Directions

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The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer

Kenneth Patchen · first published 1945

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Grey Walls Press1948 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

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Kenneth Patchen was born in 1911 and died in 1972.

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