[Rarebooks] FS: Wallace Stevens, IDEAS OF ORDER, #73 of 135 SIGNED, price reduced

Charles Agvent chagvent at ptd.net
Fri Apr 30 08:48:23 EDT 2010


Price reduced!

STEVENS, Wallace. IDEAS OF ORDER. New York: Alcestis Press, 1935. First 
Edition. Edelstein A 2.a. Copy #73 of 135 numbered and SIGNED copies of 
a total edition of 165 of Stevens's second book. Bound in heavy ivory 
paper self-wrappers with the scarce original unprinted glassine but 
without the slipcase. In addition to being SIGNED by the poet, this copy 
is also inscribed by the publisher on the half title page. Small and 
faint dampstain at the bottom gutter of the first few pages. The 
glassine dustwrapper has some chipping at the top front cover and spine 
head and a small ring stain toward the bottom which does not go through 
to the cover. Beautifully preserved copy and scarce thus.    $5,000.00

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