Poem by Bishop, Elizabeth - 1973

New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1973. Unbound. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Oblong 12mo. Ten corner-stapled leaves printed rectos only. Fine. Published in an edition of only 126 copies, this unsigned proof format is presumably very uncommon.

New York: Printed At the Ferguson Press for Phoenix Book Shop. Fine. 1973. First Edition; Limited edtion. Paperback. Phoenix Bookshop Oblong Octavo Series #16; Oblong Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 12 pages; [SIGNED] 1973 Printed at the Ferguson Press for Phoenix Book Shop, New York. Number 16 in the Phoenix Bookshop Oblong Octavo Series. Small oblong octavo paper bound in card stock covers with integral marbled paper dust jacket, saddle stitched with paper title label to front. Published in an edition limited to 26 lettered and 100 numbered copies. This copy hand numbered 9 and signed by Bishop on the limitation leaf. Bright fresh copy. About Fine ; Signed by Author .

New York: The Phoenix Bookshop, 1973 Limited first edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Bishop (an additional 26 copies lettered A-Z, not for sale, were printed), this being number 28. Original string-tied marbled wrappers, with white label to front wrapper, printed in black. Fine. Overall, a charming and scarce publication. Bishop's "Poem" was first published in the New Yorker in 1972 and later appeared in her acclaimed poetry collection, Geography III (1976). In the semi-autobiographical poem, the narrator finds an old painting of a Nova Scotian town that had "spent 70 years as a minor family relic handed along collaterally to owners who looked at it sometimes, or didn't bother to." The narrator recognizes the town from her youth and reflects on her connection with the painter. Regarded as one of the greatest American poets of the 20th century, Bishop won the 1956 Pulitzer Prize for her second volume of poetry, Poems: North & South/A Cold Spring (1955),… Read More

New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1973. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Original string-tied marbled stiff wrappers with a printed paper label on the front cover. Copy #88 of 100 numbered copies (out of a total edition of 126) SIGNED by the author on the colophon page. From the publisher's archives.

New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1973. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Fine in self-wrappers with applied label. One of 100 numbered copies (of a total edition of 126) Signed by the poet.

New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1973. First edition. Original marbled wrappers with title label, very fine. The published edition consisted of 100 numbered and 26 lettered copies, all signed by Bishop. This copy, one of an over run of 24 copies, is numbered "Publisher's proof #4", it's signed by Bishop and inscribed on the colophon by the publisher Robert Wilson to a close friend. The only book of Bishop's issued in a signed, limited edition, the poem which begins "About the size of an old-style dollar bill," is now her most reprinted poem. MacMahon A11.

N. Y.: Phoenix Book Shop, 1973. First edition. No. 16 in the Phoenix Book Shop Oblong Octavo Series. Limited to 126 copies signed by Bishop. MacMahon A11. Fine copy. Thin oblong 12mo, original decorated wrappers. Fine copy.

New York: Phoenix Book Shop. Fine with no dust jacket. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First edition. SIGNED limited edition Number 4 of only 100 copies. Fine in sewn wrappers with marbled integral dust jacket. Printed label on front cover. (Hint of wear at spine with tiny nick at head. ) (12pp. ) (5 1/2" x 7 1/4") Bishop only published 2 signed limited editions. ; 5 1/2" X 7 1/4"; 12 pages .

N. Y.: Phoenix Book Shop, 1973. First edition. One of 26 lettered copies (out of a total edition of 126) signed by Bishop. MacMahon A11. As new. Thin, oblong 12mo, decorated wrappers. As new.

New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1973. First edition, one of the author's copies from the lettered issue. Copy "L" (presumably chosen for "Loren") of 26 lettered copies (out of a total edition of 126) signed by Bishop on the colophon. This copy bears Bishop's presentation inscription: "For Loren MacIver & Lloyd Frankenberg - love, Elizabeth Bishop" on the title-page. Laid in is an exceptionally interesting TLS from Bishop to MacIver and Frankenberg concerning the publication of Poem: "I've always disliked ‘pretty little books' like this - However, Bill Ferguson, the printer, is a friend of mine here & he wanted to do it for some time & so I finally gave in. (The Phoenix Book Shop man is quite another type...) And since they have just arrived, or were here when I got back - I'm sending you one of my copies with a real, EXTRA signature - whee! You can sell it for a small sum if need be sometime - Love, Elizabeth". The artist Loren MacIver was a longtime friend and correspondent of Bishop's and… Read More