Cathay; A Critical Edition

New York: Fordham University Press, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First printing of this "Critical Edition", large octavo size, 346 pp. "Ezra Pound's 'Cathy' (1915) is a masterpiece both of modernism and of world literature. The muscular precision of images that mark Pound's translations helped establish a modern style for Amercian writing, at the same time creating a thirst for classical Chinese poetry in English..." (n.b., from jacket flap).

___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full blue paper over boards, gold lettering and publisher's device on the spine, double-spread title page with black-and-white photographic reproduction of two pages of poetry with Pound's pencil corrections; large octavo size (9 1/4" by 7 1/8"), 346 pp. Publisher's pictorial dust jacket is unclipped (and unpriced), summary of book on both flaps, short bio of Pound on the back flap, review blurbs on the back panel.

___CONDITION: Volume fine overall, the boards clean, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; a minor bump to the head of the spine, else fine. The dust jacket clean, not sunned, with truly minimal edgewear (mostly at the head of the spine).

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