Mother Love. Poems. First Printing. Signed by the Author

Dove, Rita

ISBN 10: 0393038084 / ISBN 13: 9780393038088

Published by New York and London. W. W. Norton & Company, 1995

New York and London. W. W. Norton & Company. First Edition/First Printing (1 in number line on copyright page). Soft Cover. Demy 8vo 8¾" x 5½" [22.2cm x 13.9cm] approx. 77ps. Published on laid paper with small vignette chapter headpieces and decorated borders to the title page. Signed by the author to the title page at The Festival Hall, London and dated 1996. Attractive cover art to front panel by American artist Romare Bearden 'In a Green Shade' 1984. He died in 1988. This volume is a mid-career collection of poems by an important voice in American poetry and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize as well as former Poet Laureate of the United States. In settings as various as a patio in Arizona, the bistros and boulevards of Paris, the sun-drenched pyramids of Mexico-and directly from the Greek myth itself-Rita Dove explores this relationship and the dilemma of letting go. Uncommon signed copy in softback format. The wraps will be covered with a 100 micron inert protective cover which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional photographs. If you are located outside the UK, quoted shipping costs are for a book up to 1kg only. Book(s) above this weight may incur a surcharge. If you are in the UK, quoted price is for books up to 2kg. and are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£2.85). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message. Seller Inventory # YR3DEC13004

Synopsis:

In settings as various as a patio in Arizona, the bistros and boulevards of Paris, the sun-drenched pyramids of Mexico―and directly from the Greek myth itself―Rita Dove explores this relationship and the dilemma of letting go.

About the Author: Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner and former U. S. Poet Laureate, is the only poet honored with both the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal of Arts. Her recent works include Playlist for the Apocalypse, Sonata Mulattica, and the National Book Award-shortlisted Collected Poems: 1974-2004. In 2021 she was awarded the Gold Medal for Poetry from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2023 she received the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She lives in Charlottesville, where she teaches creative writing at the University of Virginia.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mother Love. Poems. First Printing. Signed ...
Publisher: New York and London. W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition