Eimi Signed by Cummings: Signed (2 results)

Yellow cloth stamped in black. Endpapers somewhat toned with a few pinpoints of foxing. Otherwise a tight, clean, attractive copy. in dust jacket with scattered foxing. Spine toned and a few closed tears and a couple of shallow chips. Price of $3.00 on front inside flap. Signed Limited Edition, #978 of 1381 copies, signed by E. E. Cummings. Signed.…

dj. First Edition. Cummings 1933 travelogue on his visit to the Soviet union in the Spring of 1931. Written in abstract prose verse. Cummings uses the non-standard sentence structure, spacing and text breaks to evoke confusion and tension in the reader similar to his own feelings as a non-Russian speaker in Russia. Limited to 1381 copies, which according to the limitation page is equal to the number of orders received by the 15th February 1933. This copy being #492 and signed by cummings on the limitation page. A particularly sharp copy, with still bright yellow boards with black lettering. Slight toning to endpapers and faint old pencil notes visible. A near fine or better copy. The scarce DJ, showing browning of the spine, some pieces missing at the top and bottom of spine and flaps. Spine internally reinforced with archival tape along the spine. One side of spine with long closed tear. Signed.…