NORTH & SOUTH

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. First printing. Very good plus in a very good jacket.. Signed first edition of Bishop's first book, along with the original ticket from Bishop's reading where the book was signed. Bishop's famed debut, containing several of her best-known and most beloved poems, such as "The Fish," "The Man-Moth," and "The Map." Scarce signed, rare with original ticket. 9'' x 6''. Publisher's original full blue cloth with gilt titles. In original price-clipped color typographic jacket designed by Samuel Hanks Bryant. [viii], 54, [2] pages. Inscribed by Bishop on the title page: "Elizabeth Bishop - many years later -." Loosely laid in is the original event ticket to Bishop's May 21st, 1968 reading at The Academy of American Poets, with its original envelope. Jacket lightly edgeworn, with some rubbing and minor chipping. Sunning to top edge of front panel, with attendant sunning to top edge of cloth. Book has touches of shelfwear, mild toning to rear endpaper. Overall clean and sound.