Signed 1St Edition

Denise Levertov / HERE AND NOW Signed 1st Edition 1957

Denise Levertov / HERE AND NOW Signed 1st Edition 1957
Denise Levertov / HERE AND NOW Signed 1st Edition 1957
Denise Levertov / HERE AND NOW Signed 1st Edition 1957
Denise Levertov / HERE AND NOW Signed 1st Edition 1957
Denise Levertov / HERE AND NOW Signed 1st Edition 1957
Denise Levertov / HERE AND NOW Signed 1st Edition 1957
Denise Levertov / HERE AND NOW Signed 1st Edition 1957

Denise Levertov / HERE AND NOW Signed 1st Edition 1957
Levertov's First American Collection. Inscribed first printing of Levertov's second book of poetry, from the library of bookseller and publisher George Bixby, whose own Albondocani Press published two later works by Levertov. "WORK BY A STRONG LIGHT / SCOUR THE POTS / DESTROY OLD LETTERS". After moving to the US, Levertov's style changed drastically and immediately from the wistful melancholy of her early poems to something "clear, sparse, immediate and vibrant":with HERE AND NOW and the work that followed, she was recognized as not only the "most subtle poet of her generation" but "far and away the most profound, and what may be more important, the most modest and the most moving" (Rexroth). A scarce and early installment in the iconic City Lights Pocket Poets Series, with a significant association.

Read more: Rexroth, Assays; Cook, The City Lights Pocket Poets Series: A Descriptive Bibliography, 25-26. San Francisco: The City Lights Pocket Bookshop, (1957). Original green and white wrappers.

The Pocket Poets Series: Number Six. Inscribed on title page: Denise Levertov / signed for George Bixby. Minor toning to spine, touches of rubbing here and there. Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. Between them, they bring over 30 years of experience in the antiquarian book trade. TPM sells a mixture of beloved classics and innovative texts from throughout print history, for collectors and institutions alike.

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Denise Levertov / HERE AND NOW Signed 1st Edition 1957