The Death Notebooks

Anne Sexton

Published by Boston, 1974

About this Item

An impressive Association copy: INSCRIBED BY ANNE SEXTON (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) TO THE POET AND LITERARY CRITIC J.D. ("SANDY") MCCLATCHY, WHO MADE SEXTON THE SUBJECT OF HIS DOCTORIAL DISSERTATION AND WHO WOULD GO ON TO EDIT "ANNE SEXTON: THE ARTIST AND HER CRITIC". SEXTON'S INSCRIPTION TO MCCLATCHY, ALONG THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER, IS ACCOMPANIED AS WELL BY A DRAWING OF A FLOWER IN HER HAND. A lovely copy to boot of the 1974 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Also, on pg. 80 a note in Anne Sexton's hand along the top margin as well as 1 handwritten correction by her to the text on the same page. A wonderful one-of-a-kind copy.

Seller Inventory # 24334

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Death Notebooks
• Publisher: Boston
• Publication Date: 1974
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry