Published by Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, New York, 1961
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Tiny owner's name, barely noticeable on the black endpaper, else near fine in lightly spine toned, near fine dust jacket. Signed by Robert Lowell on the titlepage. A very scarce title to find signed.
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Pictorial wrappers. Very good. Probably an advance copy of Lowell's translation, with rubberstamped copyright statement. Near fine in wrappers. From the library of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Peter Taylor and his wife, the National Book Award-nominated poet Eleanor Ross Taylor. Inscribed by Lowell using his nickname: "For Eleanor and Peter with love from Cal. Robert Lowell. New Year's 1962." Lowell and Taylor were very close friends and colleagues and were influential to each other's careers. They both attended Kenyon College where they were roommates and studied under Allen Tate and John Crowe Ransom.