The Lost Son and Other Poems

New York: Doubleday and Company, 1948. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Good Only Dustjacket. Charles Seide. Octavo. Black cloth-covered boards. First printing of the second book of one of one of the most beloved of American poets, who died of a heart attack at age 55. who went on to win -- six years after publication of… Read more 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, /… Read more about this item

London: John Lehmann, 1949. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First English edition. Fine in near fine, price-clipped dustwrapper, with a wrinkled tear on the front panel.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1948. First Edition. Slim octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; 64pp. Jacket extremities quite rubbed with two tiny losses, at top spine edges of both panels, neither approaching text, corners bumped, else Near Very Good, better than often seen. The author would be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1954 for his collection… Read more about this item

London: John Lehmann, [ 1949 ]. First British edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. London: John Lehmann, [ 1949 ]. First British edition. 62 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Bright orange-red cloth. Clean, lovely copy in a very good just wrapper with a mildly frayed head of spine; a very small hole toward head of… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1948. First Edition. First edition. Signed by Theodore Roethke on the front free endpaper in his signature green ink. 64 pp. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with a little reading wear in an unclipped dust jacket with a quarter-sized chip to the back panel, else Very Good with tears near… Read more about this item

Garden City: Doubleday, 1948. 1st edition, full black cloth, with illustrated dust jacket. Specially signed by Roethke in his signature green fountain pen ink on the FEP. This first printing (with the "First Edition" statement on the copyright page) of the author's second book has become increasingly scarce in fine condition with an attractive dust jacket, and signed. In… Read more about this item

Doubleday, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. Light wear to the black covers, a small tear at the top of the front cover, a good sound binding. Pages a little yellowed, bookplate with no name inside the front cover, signed by Roethke on the front flyleaf. No jacket. Quantity… Read more about this item

1948. ROETHKE, Theodore. THE LOST SON AND OTHER POEMS. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948. First edition, first printing. 64 pp. Slim 8vo., black cloth, gilt-stamped title to spine. Light paste-action to endpapers, else clean internally. Cloth binding is lightly spotted all over and slightly puckered on the top-board. In a dust jacket which is lightly… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948. Edition Not Stated . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1" rubbing to bottom, rear cover.

London: John Lehmann, 1949. First English Edition. 62 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Black cloth. A fine copy in clipped dust jacket with some wear at spine. First English Edition. 62 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Roethke's second book, containing some of his most memorable and famous poems, including "My Papa's Waltz," "Dolor," etc.

1 . Hardbound. Fine. First edition. London (John Lehmann) 1949. A fine copy in slightly torn dust wrapper.

London: John Lehmann.. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First British edition. Fine in red cloth in very good dust jacket that's not priceclipped. (Slim chipping at spine ends & along crest of front panel of dust jacket. 1"-inch tear and additional 1 1/2"-inch tear at upper edge of front panel.… Read more about this item

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback. Very Good.