Two volumes signed by E. E. Cummings
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TWO SIGNED WORKS BY CUMMINGS (2). CUMMINGS, E. E. No thanks. New York (Golden Eagle Press) 1935.
Oblong 8vo (145x190 mm).
Full burgundy calf binding, gilt title on cover and spine, text untrimmed, lover cover sligthly dampstained. Housed in a red slipcase and cassette. One of 900 copies on Ricardi Japanese paper. First Trade Edition, but signed by the author on first free endpaper. Text with small alteration on page 69, some leaves at the end dampstained to margin.
TOGETHER WITH:
CUMMINGS, E. E. Is 5. New York (Boni & Liveright) 1926.
8vo (c. 210x135 mm). Publisher´s black half cloth, text untrimmed, paper cassette, partly worn. One of 70 copies specially bound numbered and autographed, this number 32 signed by the author.
Small tear to colophon leaf. 2 volumes.
Edvard Estlin Cumming (1894-1964), American poet, painter and playright. "No thanks" is considered to be his best poetry, of which all the major publishers at the time refused to publish. Cummings´ dedication page is directed towards those fourteen publishers.
Auktionsnummer:
6047
Datum:
2017-06-20