New York: Atheneum, 1985. First Edition Stated. Slim octavo; publisher's orange cloth, gilt-lettered spine and purple topstain, in unclipped dust jacket; viii,87pp. Jacket spine panel very slightly toned, else a Fine example. Inscribed and signed on half title page, "With love to John early & late - Jimmy / v.85." Previous bookseller's note states that this was inscribed to John Bernard Myers (1920-1987), the founder of the Tibor de Nagy gallery who hosted the young poet at his many lavish parties and who published one of Merrill's early poems in an issue of "Semi-Colon" in the 1950s.

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Title

Late Settings: Poems [Inscribed and Signed]

Publisher

Atheneum, New York

Publication Date

1985

Language

English

ISBN 10

0689115725

ISBN 13

9780689115721

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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Signed by Author(s)

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Brief poems deal with nature, creativity, changing landscapes, city life, class structure, the sea, drama, history, religion, and memory

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