Poems: North & South - A Cold Spring
Bishop, Elizabeth
From Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since September 3, 2014
From Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since September 3, 2014
About this Item
First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by Elizabeth Bishop on the title page, "to Ilse and Kit Barker." She has also hand corrected the title of the poem "The Gentlemen of Shalott" to "Gentleman" in ink on both the table of contents and the poem itself. Kit Barker, the inscribee, was a British artist. Of Ilse Barker, The Guardian wrote in her obituary, "In the world of literature, she is now perhaps best known as the influential American poet Elizabeth Bishop's 'Dear Ilse,' a reference to their mutual passion for letter-writing which nurtured a friendship begun at Yaddo, an artists' retreat in New York State, in 1950." viii, 95pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth stamped in white, lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with toning to spine, fading at edges. Light edge wear, heavier at spine ends, with foxing and soiling to boards and endsheets; slight musty odor. The author's second published book of poetry and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, originally published in an edition of 2,000 copies. A nice association copy between the Barkers and Bishop. Seller Inventory # 140946069
Bibliographic Details
Title: Poems: North & South - A Cold Spring
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, New York
Publication Date: 1955
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
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