The Auroras of Autumn
by STEVENS, Wallace (1879-1955)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
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- Condition
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition (so stated), one of 3,000 copies, of the poet's final collection before his 1954 Collected Poems. Demy 8vo (213 x 138mm): [10],193, [3] pp. Publisher's dark blue V cloth, spine stamped in gold, front cover tsampedn in blimnd with floral device, top edge stained navy blue, fore- and bottom edges rough-trimmed; pionk typographic dust jacket printed in blue-green and priced $3.00. A Fine copy, virtually pristine (jacket's spine panel lightened a degree), tight, square, and clean throughout, apparently unread. Edelstein A14.a.1. Collects 32 poems written between 1947 and 1950 (some previously published in periodicals), including the long title poem (240 lines divided into ten cantos), whose title refers to the Northern Lights; "The Owl in the Sarcophagus," an elegy for Stevens's best friend, Henry Church; "A Primitive Like an Orb," "An Ordinary Evening in New Haven," and "Angel Surrounded by Paysans." Winner of the National Book Award in Poetry. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
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- Bookseller
- Fine Editions Ltd (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BB2521
- Title
- The Auroras of Autumn
- Author
- STEVENS, Wallace (1879-1955)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Bookseller catalogs
- MODERN FIRSTS;
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