[Rarebooks] FS: Wallace Stevens's first book, HARMONIUM, in first binding

[Charles Agvent]

STEVENS, Wallace. HARMONIUM. New York: Knopf 1923. First  Edition.
One  of  500 copies in the first binding of checked boards of  perhaps
the  most  important  first  book  of  poetry  of  the  20th  century.
Edelstein  A  I.a. Owner name of Alice Towler on the  front  endpaper.
Small  piece  lacking at the bottom blank margin of the first page  of
the  Contents from rough opening, a few minor tears elsewhere;  text a
bit  darkened.  Poem  in pencil, likely by Towler, on  a  rear  blank.
Spine label tad darkened but readable; just mild rubbing and edgewear,
mostly  to  corners.  Very  Good,   lacking  the  scarce  dustwrapper.
                                                               $3000.00

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