[Rarebooks] FS: "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner, " handwritten by Randall Jarrell in his book, LITTLE FRIEND, LITTLE FRIEND

[Charles Agvent]

JARRELL, Randall. LITTLE FRIEND, LITTLE FRIEND with his most famous poem 
in his hand. New York: Dial Press, 1945. First Edition. His second book. 
INSCRIBED on the front free endpaper, clearly in Jarrell's hand though 
not signed by him, is the last poem of the book, perhaps his best known, 
"The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner," with its famous last line: "When 
I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose." Near Fine in a 
Very Good dustwrapper with small tears and chips. (#003055)        $3,500.00

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