New York: Liverwright, Inc., 1932. 8vo, 147 pp. Quarter black cloth and pink boards, gilt decoration and lettering to upper cover and lettering to backstrip (dulled). Lacking dust jacket. � First edition, presentation copy inscribed on the front free endpaper:"James Rorty, from his friend Robinson Jeffers. Tor House, Carmel, California. March, 1932." Rorty was a close friend of Jeffers, a critic and fellow poet. The poet and critic James Rorty played an important role in Jeffers' achieving recognition as a poet. ".James Rorty brought [Tamar and Other Poems, 1924, Jeffers' third book] to the attention of Mark Van Doren. Enthusiastic reviews by Rorty, Van Doren, and others appeared. A demand sprang up; Jeffers returned the 450 unsold copies to the printer [in New York], who sold out the edition. Tamar is the first of the author's major works, and was instrumental in establishing him as one of the country's foremost poets" -- Alberts, pp. 19-20. Broomfield A15b. Seller Inventory # 124786

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Title: Thurso's Landing and Other Poems

Publication Date: 1932

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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