[Rarebooks] FS: THE POET'S STORY Inscribed to Stuart Wright and SIGNED by 7 poets

Charles Agvent chagvent at ptd.net
Sat Nov 5 12:20:47 EDT 2011


One of several anthologies of poetry and fiction SIGNED by contributors 
that we have not yet listed on the internet but that we will have in 
/Booth 303/ in Boston next weekend.  We will also have some fine 
leatherbound anthologies and collections.

(MOSS, Howard) editor; JUSTICE, Donald; MERRILL, James; MERWIN, W. S.; 
STRAND, Mark; SWENSON, May; WILBUR, Richard; et. al. THE POET'S STORY. 
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., (1973). First Edition. Edited with 
an introduction by Howard Moss and SIGNED by him on the title page. 
Additionally INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the editor on the front endpaper to 
Stuart Wright, publisher of the Palaemon Press. Short story 
contributions by 22 contemporary leading American poets. This copy is 
SIGNED by 5 of them: Donald Justice, W. S. Merwin, May Swenson, and 
Richard Wilbur on the front endpaper and James Merrill at his 
contribution. Additionally SIGNED by Mark Strand who had nothing to do 
with this volume. A total of 7 poets have SIGNED this interesting 
anthology. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. (#016201)        $500.00

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