Thousand-Year-Old Fiancee & Other Poems (Signed First Edition)
New York: Cornell University Press, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Decorative paper over boards, large quarter cloth spine, title stamped in silver onto spine, 8vo 8-1/2" tall, pp. xi, 80, decorative endpapers. DJ with spine toned, else fine. Fine / Near Fine. Item #854
Inscribed, dated and signed "Robert & Judith / The Sward's / Victoria / Oct. '69." Loosely laid in is the poem "Impossible Hurricane Loss-of-Name Poem" printed on a heavy purple stock with "spring 1969/INKSTONE" printed in gilt on verso. This poem is also dedicated to the same couple as the inscription in the book, has a few author corrections and dated 1969 also. The separate poem sheet has wear and toning to the areas where it protrudes beyond the book edges.
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