[Rarebooks] FS: Signed Collection of Broadsides: Auden, Gunn, Heaney, Larkin, Spender, Smith, etc.

Charles Agvent agvent at erols.com
Wed Aug 24 22:58:24 EDT 2005


AMIS, Kingsley; AUDEN, W. H.; GRAVES, Robert; GUNN, Thom;  HEANEY,
Seamus;  LARKIN, Philip; SPENDER, Stephen; SMITH, Stevie. The Poem  of
the  Month Club Broadsides. London: Poem of the Month Club  1970-1977.
First  Edition.  First edition of the complete collection of all  four
folios,  each with twelve 11" x 15" broadsides, published by the club,
totalling  48  broadsides with EACH SIGNED by the poet. No  limitation
stated,  but  there were no more than 500-750 copies of the third  and
fourth  folios.  Other poets represented include Cecil Day Lewis,  Roy
Fuller,  Anthony  Thwaite,  Elizabeth Jennings, George Barker,  D.  J.
Enright,  Glyn Hughes, John Betjeman, Gavin Ewart, Ruthven Todd,  John
Montague, Austin Clarke, Kathleen Raine, A. Alvarez, Geoffrey Grigson,
Julian  Symons,  Donald Davie, Dannie Abse, and others.  The  Betjeman
has  a  holograph  correction by the poet. Housed in a half  calf  and
board  portfolio  with calf corners and fabric ties. The very  top  of
the  portfolio  has a moisture stain with absolutely no effect on  the
contents. Fine in Very Good portfolio.                        $2500.00

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