[Rarebooks] FS: First Book Appearances of Wallace Stevens and Henry Miller

Charles Agvent chagvent at ptd.net
Tue Apr 1 10:42:21 EDT 2014


(STEVENS, Wallace; MILLER, Henry; DURRELL, Lawrence; SITWELL, Osbert; 
etc.) [NEWTON, Douglas; MOORE, Nicholas; BAYLISS, John]. THE FORTUNE 
ANTHOLOGY. STORIES, CRITICISM AND POEMS. London: The Fortune Press, n.d 
[1942]. First Edition. Purple cloth in a white dustwrapper. Contains the 
first book appearance of Stevens's "Asides on the Oboe" and "Mrs. Alfred 
Uruguay (Edelstein B29) as well as Miller's essay "The Wisdom of the 
Heart." Though not noted, this copy belonged to Douglas Newton, one of 
the three editors who also contributes an essay on Osbert Sitwell. Near 
Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with a small repaired chip to the upper 
rear corner . (#012594)        $150.00

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