[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  the
spine  tips.  There is also a closed tear and resulting crease at  the
bottom  of  the rear panel. Near Fine in about Very  Good  dustwrapper
and scarce when signed.                                       $6500.00

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