The Streaks of the Tulip: Selected Criticism (Signed book & Signed letter)

William Jay Smith

Published by Delacorte Press, New York, 1972

About this Item

Stated First Edition. Signed and Inscribed on the title page ('For Morris, with high regard and very best wishes, Bill, Cummington, MA., 5 July 2001'). Also included is a signed letter (and envelope) to the inscribee, his friend Professor Morris Grossman. You can see the covers of the book itself in the photographs provided. They are in very nice condition, very clean, very little wear. This 428 page book is square and tight, very solidly bound. The pages are exceptionally clean. There aren't any markings or attachments. With the exception of the author's signed inscription, no one has written their name or anything else anywhere in the book. Three of the early pages, including the title page, have a light crease at the bottom corner. Page 103-104 was produced a little too long and now has a folding-in crease at the bottom corner. A few pages following that have the impression of that crease. Otherwise, the condition of the pages is excellent. I didn't see any other creasing or dogeared corners. The dust jacket has some minor wear. You can see it in the first few photographs. There is a little bit of light handling soiling on the front, there's also a tiny tear off the top edge of the front. That's also the case of the bottom edge of the spine. There's a tiny loss off the top edge of the spine, and there are several small tears off the top edge of the rear. The front flap is price-clipped. The dust jacket has already been fitted with a protective cover. From the dust jacket front flap 'Dr. Johnson said that the poet should be concerned with "general properties and large appearances" and not with minute particulars, with "the streaks of tulip." But by presenting with unusual force a precise in particular view, William Jay Smith, as poet and critic, shows that Dr. Johnson may well have been wrong. Mr. Smith has a keen eye for significant detail. And because he can always put things properly in perspective, this criticism, like his poetry, has extraordinary range and resonance'. Seller Inventory # 001469

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Streaks of the Tulip: Selected Criticism...

Publisher: Delacorte Press, New York

Publication Date: 1972

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition