THE BEAUTIFUL CHANGES by Wilbur, Richard - 1947

Very Good. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [ca. 1947]. Hardcover in dust jacket. Later printing, 8vo. vi, (2), 55 pages. Publisher's original pale blue cloth. Cited in Broccoli-Clark v.2, p. 381. Author's first book, first published by Reynal & Hitchcock in 1947 in an edition of 750 copies. Light shelf-wear to jacket, else very good overall condition; no owner marking, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (frnc)

NY: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947. in white cloth, lacking the dustwrapper. Some staining to spine gutters and prev. owner's neat name on ffep. But a very nice copy of the first edition of the author's first book (lists of $350. w/dustwrapper). My price . . .. VG+.

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947. First Edition. Original light green cloth w/ dark green lettering in dust jacket; small 8vo. 55 pp. The poet's first book, only 750 copies issued; reissued at a later date by Harcourt Brace, who bought Reynal in 1947. This copy signed and inscribed on the ffep "for __ __/ With thanks for his kind gift/..../Richard Wilbur/ Cummington/ 27 February 2012". The dust jacket flaps and endpapers with old cello tape, residue from removed bookplate, else very good, in a worn and price-clipped good dust jacket (in removable protective archival jacket).

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947. First Edition. Original light green cloth w/ dark green lettering in dust jacket; small 8vo. 55 pp. The poet's first book, only 750 copies issued; reissued at a later date by Harcourt Brace, who bought Reynal in 1947. This copy signed and briefly inscribed; the. Prev. owner's name and small (pencil eraser-sized) ink out on the ffep, a small inventory number under the flap, edges sunned, still very good, in a dust jacket the verso reinforced in three spots by white postage stamp ends else a bit worn and creased and easily good or better and complete (not price-clipped). Better than most copies we have seen. (in removable protective archival jacket).

Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed "Best Wishes to Anya & Peter [Vierling]" and SIGNED by "Dick Wilbur" on front free endpaper. Peter Vierling was himself a poet who won the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, thus rendering this an important association copy as well as a rare signed first edition of Wilbur's first book. Book and dust jacket in solid overall condition, unmarked otherwise; jacket is unclipped and in protective mylar.