[Rarebooks] FS: First Edition of Wallace Stevens's First Book in the First Binding
Charles Agvent
charles at charlesagvent.com
Mon Apr 11 14:12:10 EDT 2022
STEVENS, Wallace. HARMONIUM. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. First
Edition. One of 500 copies in the first binding of checked cloth-backed
boards of perhaps the most important first book of poetry of the 20th
century. Edelstein A I.a. Owner name of Alice Towler on the front
endpaper. Small piece lacking at the bottom blank margin of the first
page of the Contents from rough opening, a few minor tears elsewhere;
text a bit darkened. Poem in pencil, likely by Towler, on a rear blank.
Spine label tad darkened but readable; just mild rubbing and edgewear,
mostly to corners. Very Good, lacking the scarce dustwrapper.
(#012084) $2,000
https://www.charlesagvent.com/pages/books/012084/wallace-stevens/harmonium
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