signed first edition Softcover
1978 · Calais, Vermont
by Ashbery, John [Author]; Brainard, Joe [Cover Illustration]
Calais, Vermont: Z Press, 1978. First Edition thus. Softcover. Octavo, 160 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is pink with black lettering. Wraps have mild general wear, thin orange staining along tail of front cover, small black marking on rear cover price ("$3.50" still legible) and moderate rubbing wear along front cover. Text block head edge has moderate foxing, light soiling and foxing along fore and tail edges; light foxing along front cover verso and half-title page. Signed flat on title page by John Ashbery. Shelved Room C. Contains the plays: THE HEROES, THE COMPROMISE, and THE PHILOSOPHER. 1397209. Special Collections. (Inventory #: (truncated)