A Change of World
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1951. Boards. The 1951 1st edition of poet Adrienne Rich's first published book of verse. #48 in the Yale Series of Younger Poets, which was edited at the time by W.H. Auden. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its salmon boards. And in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ example of the matching salmon dustjacket, with light, even fading along the spine. Foreword by W.H. Auden as well. This copy also bears the ownership signature of American poet Louise Townsend Nicholl at the front free endpaper. It also includes an additional 5 lines that she penned below her signature. In addition to being an accomplished poet, Louise Townsend Nicholl (1890-1981) was an editor at E.P. Dutton and a Pulitzer Prize finalist (in 1953). Very Good + / Very Good +. Item #19944
Price: $400.00