THE LOST SON AND OTHER POEMS
by Roethke, Theodore
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Bay City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday, 1948. 1st edition (second printing), full black cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. Specially signed and inscribed by Roethke in his signature green fountain pen ink. The inscription is to William O'Connor, a distinguished literary critic and English professor who knew and admired Roethke. The inscription reads: "For the William Van O'Connor's / with best wishes, / Ted Roethke" on the FEP. Additionally, Roethke has corrected a typo on page 15 using the same green ink. In our experience, we have never seen another copy of this title with the corrected typo. In 1962 O'Connor attempted to lure Roethke from University of Washington to the University of California Davis, where O'Connor was chairman of the English Department. O'Connor's custom bookplate appears on the pastedown. The author's second book has become increasingly scarce in fine condition with an attractive dust jacket, and particularly so signed. In addition to the long title poem, the text includes "My Papa's Waltz" and "Child on Top of a Greenhouse" among several other notable poems. A fine copy, in complete (not price-clipped) jacket showing short tears to upper edge, else only gentle wear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6632
- Title
- THE LOST SON AND OTHER POEMS
- Author
- Roethke, Theodore
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- poetry signed inscribed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books;
Terms of Sale
Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA)
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About the Seller
Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2005
Bay City, Michigan
About Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA)
We are full time book dealers specializing in modern poetry. We are members of ABAA, ILAB, Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Assn.
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