Leibowitz Herb Introduction (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Duke University Press, Durham, NC, 1985
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA
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First Edition Thus. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 409 copies. Octavo (26.25cm); navy blue cloth boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [112]pp. Inscribed by Williams on the half-title page to Herb Leibowitz, who wrote the introduction: "Herb and Susan's copy of Blues & Roots / Rue & Bluets / with love…from Jonathan." Fine in a Very Good dustjacket, edgeworn, spine-sunned, with dust-soil and some light toning to panel extremities, and a few tiny stains. A substantially enlarged edition of Williams's 1971 poetic ode to Appalachia, originally released by Grossman Publications. Provenance: From the collection Herb Leibowitz, literary critic and long-time editor of Parnassus: Poetry in Review. Jaffe A149.
