[Rarebooks] FS: John Hall Wheelock collection

[Nina W. Matheson]

We would like to draw your attention to a fine collection of works by 
John Hall Wheelock (1886-1978) newly posted on our website: 
www.mathesonbooks.com .
Wheelock was an important and influential poet and man of letters of 
his time.  Associated with Charles Scribner and Sons from 1910, he 
succeeded Maxwell Perkins as Senior Editor in 1947 where he was noted 
for spotting new talent. He published 14 books of poetry, garnering 
many awards, including the Bollingen Prize in 1962 and the Poetry 
Society of America Gold medal in 1972.  The collection consists of 46 
volumes, includes all of his primary works in first edition, all but 
three signed or inscribed, some with additional autograph material. 
All are in near fine to fine condition, nearly all in dust jackets 
where called for.  $1500.

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