Opus Posthumous: Poems, Plays, and Prose
Stevens, Wallace; Samuel French Morse [Edited with an Introduction]
Published by Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, 1957
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First printing of the stated first edition. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning to spine, tiny nick to middle front cover and at the bottom spine end, else fine. A handsome copy, indeed!. Seller Inventory # 022624
Bibliographic Details
Title: Opus Posthumous: Poems, Plays, and Prose
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book
Publication Date: 1957
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Sylvia Salmi
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
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OPUS POSTHUMOUS - Poems, Plays and Prose (First UK edition)
Published by
Faber and Faber, London, 1959
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First UK Edition. First impression of the first UK edition of this posthumous collection. The book first appeared in the USA, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1957. Edited, with an Introduction, by Samuel French Morse. ***Very good in blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles and borders to the spine. The gilt is still nice and bright. The boards are clean, with just some light marks at the bottom of the front board. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Contents nice and clean, with no inscriptions. The first couple of leaves lightly creased and the first few pages just slightly creased at the top corner. ***In a good only original dustwrapper, which retains the publisher's original printed price of 36s net. The dustwrapper is fairly complete, but there is some significant loss and some light staining at the tail of the spine and some loss also at the head of the spine. There is general edge wear, creasing, small marks [including light sticker residue on the front panel] and some fading to the dustwrapper (please see scans). ***222mm x 145mm. 301 pages including 'A Note on the Dates' at the back of the book. ***Contents: Preface, Introduction, Poems, Plays, Adagia, Prose. ***'Opus Posthumous completes the publication in book form of all Wallace Stevens' poetry which anyone but a research student will care to read. These writings cover the entire span of Stevens' career. About one-third of this material appears in this volume for the first time, and the poems included here which were printed in earlier Stevens books were omitted from the "Collected Poems". The rest of the writing was found scattered through the magazines, anthologies and miscellanies to which Stevens contributed generously and often. Samuel French Morse has supplied an Introduction that should help to dispel the miasma of ill-informed conjecture which has already risen about the solid but somehow mysterious figure of Wallace Stevens.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the first UK edition of this posthumous collection of the work of Wallace Stevens, published in the UK in 1959. Copies in the original dustwrapper are now quite uncommon. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 8297
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OPUS POSTHUMOUS - Poems, Plays and Prose (First UK edition)
Published by
Faber and Faber, London, 1959
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. First impression of the first UK edition of this posthumous collection. The book first appeared in the USA, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1957. Edited, with an Introduction, by Samuel French Morse. ***Near fine in blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles and borders to the spine. The gilt is still nice and bright. The boards are clean and unmarked. Tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp, with just a slight crease to the bottom corner tip of the front board. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine, with no inscriptions or annotations. Pages clean and unmarked. No creases or tears. ***In a very good original dustwrapper, which retains the publisher's original printed price of 36s net. The dustwrapper is complete, but there is some splitting along the spine and along the front fold. Some rubbing and creasing at the extremities, commensurate with age and handling. Also some slight loss at the top and tail of the spine. There is no significant fading, even to the spine. (please see scans) ***222mm x 145mm. 301 pages including 'A Note on the Dates' at the back of the book. ***Contents: Preface, Introduction, Poems, Plays, Adagia, Prose. ***'Opus Posthumous completes the publication in book form of all Wallace Stevens' poetry which anyone but a research student will care to read. These writings cover the entire span of Stevens' career. About one-third of this material appears in this volume for the first time, and the poems included here which were printed in earlier Stevens books were omitted from the "Collected Poems". The rest of the writing was found scattered through the magazines, anthologies and miscellanies to which Stevens contributed generously and often. Samuel French Morse has supplied an Introduction that should help to dispel the miasma of ill-informed conjecture which has already risen about the solid but somehow mysterious figure of Wallace Stevens.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the first UK edition of this posthumous collection of the work of Wallace Stevens, published in the UK in 1959. Copies in the original dustwrapper are now uncommon. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 7883
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Opus Posthumous: Poems, Plays, and Prose
Published by
Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, 1957
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Sylvia Salmi (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Printing. Stated FIrst Edition with no subsequent printings listed. Unclipped DJ in archival cover, toned, edge wear, chips. Seller Inventory # 017347
Quantity: 1 available
Opus Posthumous: Poems, Plays, and Prose
Published by
Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, New York, 1957
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Sylvia Salmi (illustrator). 1st Edition. First printing of the stated first edition. Faint toning to endpaper, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning to spine and back cover and light wear to extremities, else fine. Seller Inventory # 022547
Quantity: 1 available