[Rarebooks] FS: Signed First Edition of Elizabeth Bishop's First Book

[charles agvent]

BISHOP, ELIZABETH. NORTH & SOUTH. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1946. First 
Edition. Her first book, of which only 1000 copies were printed. This 
copy is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Bishop on the title page: "Best wishes 
to Varujan Boghosian - from/Elizabeth Bishop/October 11th, 
1973/Hanover." Varujan Boghosian was an art professor at Dartmouth 
best known for his constructions.There is some light offsetting to the 
title page from a previously laid in newspaper clipping but it has 
very little detrimental effect on Bishop's writing. The dustwrapper is 
complete but for a small jagged chip at the top front panel near the 
spine and minor chipping at thespine tips. There is also a closed tear 
and resluting crease at the bottom of the rear panel. Near Fine in 
about Very Good dustwrapper and scarce when signed.   $6500

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