Hayden Carruth : Letters to Jane (Kenyon); First Edition, Inscribed and signed by Poet Joe AnneMcLaughlin Carruth, Hayden's Wife, mentioned in many Letters. American Poet s Personal Correspondence to a Fellow Poet. Much observation of local Natural Environment around Munnsville NY

Hayden Carruth (Inscribed and Signed by his wife, Poet Joe Anne Carruth)

Published by Ausable Press, Keene, NY, 2004

About this Item

Here is the First Edition of "Letters to Jane" by esteemed poet Hayden Carruth. The book is inscribed and signed by Joe-Anne Carruth, Hayden's wife. The book, a hardcover with color pictorial dust-jacket was published in 2004 by Ausable Press in Keene, New York. The rear flap of the jacket has a black-and-white photograph of Hayden Carruth, near the end of his life.

From the front flap of the jacket : "The poet Jane Kenyon earned wide acclaim for her clear, vivid, deeply spiritual lyrics, many of them written in the face of her own mortality. During the years of her dying, Hayden Carruth's faithful correspondence, collected here, gives us rare insight into the inner life of a major poet as he confronts the loss of a dear friend. Kind, consoling,, passionate, and at times wickedly funny, these letters transcend the personal, offering an extended meditation on age and death, and on the art of poetry."
Joe-Anne McLaughlin Carruth, also a recognized poet, inscribed and signed the book on the title page thusly : " For Dr. Matthews, With appreciation for all your good work. All best Joe Anne Carruth 7/29/09 Utica, NY" (See the picture we have provided)

TITLE : Letters to Jane
AUTHOR : Hayden Carruth (1908 - 2008)
IMPRINT : Ausable Press
PLACE : Keene, New York
DATE : 2004
EDITION : First Edition
SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES : Inscribed and signed by Carruth's wife, poet Joe-Anne Carruth, who is often mentioned in the letters.
PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade hardcover; [111] pages; reddish-brown, cloth-covered boards and spine, with black lettering, etc on spine; end-papers are a very light gray with multi-colored speckling; color-pictorial dust-jacket (on the front panel of the jacket is a close-up color photograph of Turkey-tail fungi; the rear jacket panel has a review of the book. On the rear flap is a black-and-white photograph of Hayden Carruth in old age.)

CONDITION . This is a previously owned book that remains clean, solid and attractive, with the following particulars noted ::

EXTERIOR : Fresh and clean with negligible signs of handling. Corners are trim. Text-block edges are clean.
BINDING : Solid
INTERIOR : The signed inscription by Carruth's wife on the title page, else the interior is clean and free of marking.
DUST-JACKET : The top edge of the jacket has slight crimping, and one closed tear to the top edge of the front panel. The front flap still has the original printed price.

Seller Inventory # 3027

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hayden Carruth : Letters to Jane (Kenyon); First Edition, Inscribed and signed by Poet Joe AnneMcLaughlin Carruth, Hayden's Wife, mentioned in many Letters. American Poet s Personal Correspondence to a Fellow Poet. Much observation of local Natural Environment around Munnsville NY
• Publisher: Ausable Press, Keene, NY
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 7W x 10H x 3D inches 7 inches width by 10 inches height by 3 inches depth
• Weight: 1.25 pounds
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Correspondence - Letters
  • Literary History
  • American Authors
  • FIRST EDITIONS (Includes 1st Printings, 1st Pap...
  • Upstate New York