The Collected Poems of John Peale Bishop [Association copy!]

by BISHOP, John Peale [W. D. Snodgrass]

Description

NY: Scribner's, 1948. 1st edition, 1st issue, w/ 'A' and seal. Hardcover. First issue, with 'A' on copyright page. Ed., with Preface and Memoir by Allen Tate. Minor rear-cover stains--a very good, attractive copy, in good to very good, price-clipped dust jacket showing average use, minor chips and tears, none affecting text. This copy belonged to the poet W. D. Snodgrass, signed in full by him on pastedown and with internal commentary in his hand on more than 40 pages, often including scansion of passages, criticism. Also a six-line passage in WDS's hand, from Chaucer's Knight's Tale. Choice item!