signed first edition 55 pp., title illustration by Francis Parker. 8vo
1951 · New York
by Lowell, Robert
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1951. First edition of his third book. 55 pp., title illustration by Francis Parker. 8vo. Original black cloth, printed dust jacket. About fine. With publicity photo of author laid in. First edition of his third book. 55 pp., title illustration by Francis Parker. 8vo. INSCRIBED. Inscribed on ffep "For Ruth with affection and gratitude from Robert Lowell." With label of Ruth Witt-Diamant 1520 Willard St, San Francisco, also on ffep. Witt-Diamant was a professor at San Francisco State University from 1931. She founded and was the first director of the SFSU Poetry Center in 1954, and her Williard Street home hosted many well-known authors when they passed through town, including Lowell.
(Inventory #: 309557)