[Rarebooks] FS 48 SIGNED Broadsides: W. H. Auden, John Betjeman, Seamus Heaney, Philip Larkin, Stevie Smith, Thom Gunn, etc.

Charles Agvent chagvent at ptd.net
Fri Apr 13 11:33:53 EDT 2012


AMIS, Kingsley; AUDEN, W. H.; GRAVES, Robert; GUNN, Thom; HEANEY, 
Seamus; LARKIN, Philip; SPENDER, Stephen; SMITH, Stevie. The Poem of the 
Month Club Broadsides. London: Poem of the Month Club, 1970-1977. First 
Edition. First edition of the complete collection of all four folios, 
each with twelve 11" x 15" broadsides, published by the club, totalling 
48 broadsides with EACH SIGNED by the poet. No limitation stated, but 
there were no more than 500-750 copies of the third and fourth folios. 
Other poets represented include Cecil Day Lewis, Roy Fuller, Anthony 
Thwaite, Elizabeth Jennings, George Barker, D. J. Enright, Glyn Hughes, 
John Betjeman, Gavin Ewart, Ruthven Todd, John Montague, Austin Clarke, 
Kathleen Raine, A. Alvarez, Geoffrey Grigson, Julian Symons, Donald 
Davie, Dannie Abse, and others. The Betjeman has a holograph correction 
by the poet. Housed in a half calf and board portfolio with calf corners 
and fabric ties. The very top of the portfolio has a moisture stain with 
absolutely no effect on the contents. Fine in a Very Good portfolio. 
(#009337)        $2,500.00

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