Author: Moore, Marianne
Title: Collected Poems. Review Copy
Description: New York, MacMillan, 1951. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. First Edition of American poet Marianne Moore's Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award and Bollingen Award-winning extraordinary book of poetry, COLLECTED POEMS New York: Macmillan, 1951. The correct first American edition (printed in England and shipped to the U.S. ). 8vo. 180 pp. With errata slip laid in. According to the bibliographer (Abbott A 10a 2a) this edition was, strictly speaking never actually published in the United States. A few review copies were sent out (Moore inscribed about 40 copies for presentation ) but the rest of the edition was impounded by customs officials and never issued. This copy is one of the few surviving review copies, sent to Macmillan of Canada for distribution with their review slip laid in. Also laid in is a clipping of Brian Moore's review of the book from his Montreal newspaper days. Bright and fresh in orange cloth, (light corner and edge wear), gilt titles in a lovely dust wrapper with a small stain on the back top. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Housed in protective mylar. A lovely copy in dust jacket. .
Keywords: First Edition American Authors A Poetry Beat
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Title: Collected Poems. Review Copy
Description: New York, MacMillan, 1951. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. First Edition of American poet Marianne Moore's Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award and Bollingen Award-winning extraordinary book of poetry, COLLECTED POEMS New York: Macmillan, 1951. The correct first American edition (printed in England and shipped to the U.S. ). 8vo. 180 pp. With errata slip laid in. According to the bibliographer (Abbott A 10a 2a) this edition was, strictly speaking never actually published in the United States. A few review copies were sent out (Moore inscribed about 40 copies for presentation ) but the rest of the edition was impounded by customs officials and never issued. This copy is one of the few surviving review copies, sent to Macmillan of Canada for distribution with their review slip laid in. Also laid in is a clipping of Brian Moore's review of the book from his Montreal newspaper days. Bright and fresh in orange cloth, (light corner and edge wear), gilt titles in a lovely dust wrapper with a small stain on the back top. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Housed in protective mylar. A lovely copy in dust jacket. .
Keywords: First Edition American Authors A Poetry Beat
Price: US$ 400.00 Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library
- Book number: 33412
- Book number: 33412
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