THE JACOB'S LADDER

Levertov, Denise

Published by New Directions, (New York), 1961

Condition: Very good plus. Soft cover

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Inscribed first printing of Levertov's fifth poetry collection from the library of George Bixby, who published two works by Levertov at his Albondocani Press in the late 1960s. THE JACOB'S LADDER includes a sequence on the trial of Adolf Eichmann, the directly personal "A Map of the Western Part of the County of Essex in England," and thirteen poems reprinted from her then-out-of-print OVERLAND TO THE ISLAND. An attractive association copy. 8'' x 5.5''. Original black and white wrappers. Cover design and photograph by Gilda Rosenblum. 87, [1] pages. Inscribed by Levertov ("Denise Levertov / - George Bixby's copy") on first leaf. Minor edgewear, light soil to wrappers and edges of text block.

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THE JACOB'S LADDER

Publisher

New Directions, (New York)

Publication Date

1961

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Soft cover

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First edition.

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Very good plus.

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