fainlight harry ruth (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Steadman, Ralph (cover design) (illustratore). 2nd Edition. Fine in fine dust jacket Edited and with an introduction by Ruth Fainlight. Includes memoir by Allen Ginsberg and a poem, "To be Harry", by Ted Hughes. Cover design by Ralph Steadman. Second edition limited to 1000 copies.

Condizione: Very Good +. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. London: Turret Books, 1986. First Edition Limited to 1000 copies. Slim octavo; publisher's textured boards in white dust jacket designed by Ralph Steadman; [6],78pp.; photographic portrait frontispiece. Light wear to jacket margins, corners bumped, else Very Good to Near Fine. Allen Ginsberg's copy signed by him on title page and inscribed to him by Ruth Fainlight on front free endpaper, "For Allen, with best wishes and thanks from Ruth. June 1987." Laid in is an autograph note on publisher Bernard Stone's postcard letterhead, "Dear Allen, Here is the Selected Poems of Harry that Bernard has just published. It has your piece in it. Bernard and I are going to Amsterdam on Friday to see [Dutch spoken word poet] Simon Vinkenoog and buy books. Simon did a 2 page review of 'Howl' which I will send you (It's in Dutch). Love, Miles [?].". Signed.

First edition. A posthumous selection edited with an introduction by Ruth Fainlight the author's sister and fellow poet. Royal octavo. pp [vi], 78. Blue leatherette covers. One of 1000 copies. One page memoir by Allen Ginsberg. Poem by Ted Hughes: ''To Be Harry''. Presentation copy from the editor, inscribed by her on the front free endpaper: ''in memory of Stephen and Harry's friendship - and for Natasha, with much affection and respect from Ruth. 18.xi.98''. The recipients are the poet Stephen Spender and his wife. Spender's letters to Fainlight are in the latter's papers held at Indiana University.Fine in very good indeed, slightly nicked dustwrapper designed by Ralph Steadman.