PERSPECTIVES: Number One, Autumn 1952.

(Faulkner, William; Shahn, Ben; Williams, William Carlos; Wilder, Thornton; Moore, Marianne; Rexroth, Kenneth; Dahlberg, Edward; Jarrell, Randall). Laughlin, James, editor.

Published by London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1952., 1952

About this Item

- Octavo, 9 inches high by 6 inches wide. Softcover, bound in bluish-green, red, black & white wrappers designed by Alvin Lustig. The covers are lightly rubbed and creased. 196 pages, illustrated with 8 pages of color reproductions of paintings by Ben Shahn and 4 pages of photographs of 16 contributors to this issue. Very good. First English edition.The contents include William Faulkner's Nobel Prize acceptance speech, 15 poems and a story by William Carlos Williams, "Some Translations from the Fables of La Fontaine" by Marianne Moore, a poem by Kenneth Rexroth, "The Music of Aaron Copland" by Arthur Berger illustrated with musical examples, Thornton Wilder on Goethe, and book reviews by Edward Dahlberg and Randall Jarrell.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PERSPECTIVES: Number One, Autumn 1952.
• Publisher: London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1952.
• Publication Date: 1952
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very good
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