SAINT JUDAS by Wright, James - 1959: Poems

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1959. First edition. Softcover. 56 pages. Wright's second collection of poems. Wright went on to win a Pulitzer Prize for his 1972 "Collected Poems." A very good plus copy in wrappers with some minor wear.

Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1959. First printing. Paperback. Very good. Wraps, clean unmarked text, very good copy, some soiling and discoloration to the covers, light edgewear to the book's covers.

Wesleyan, 1959-01-01. Paperback. Good.

Clean softcover, with faint age-toning to cover. Minor wear. Clean pages. Third printing, 1966.

Wesleyan University Press, 1959T. hardcover. Good. . Ex-library copy with usual markings.

Wesleyan University Press, 1959. hardcover. very good/no jacket. A little faded.

Middletown:: Wesleyan University Press,. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. B0018OEZR6 . A collection of poems. The author's second book. Fourth printing. Near fine in a very good (age toning and some light soiling, one short closed edge tear on rear panel) dust jacket. .

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1959. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in an unclipped jacket that has darkening to the spine but is otherwise near-fine.. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Second collection by the author of THE GREEN WALL. 8vo gray cloth. A scarce book. An unusually nice copy. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan Univ. Press, 1959. 56 pages. First printing of Wright's relatively scarce second book. The title poem is a sonnet that makes clear this comment by poet and critic Ben Friedlander: "One does not turn to James Wright for laughter." The poem begins: "When I went out to kill myself, I caught a pack of hoodlums beating up a man." After this book Wright eschewed the use of rhyme, but the dark themes stayed with him. The book is in better than very good condition: clean and tight, with Just a hint of toning to spine; toning to endpapers, with previous owner's name/city/state written on ffep. A smattering of foxing to top and fore edges of textblock. DJ is toned, especially at spine; hint of soiling to front and rear; in new mylar. Three sections: Lunar Changes, A Sequence of Love Poems, The Part Nearest Home.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Wesleyan University Press, 1959. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Inscribed by Wright to fellow poet and friend William Matchett on the half title, and is also signed by Annie Wright. From Matchett's library with his bookplate and pen date on the verso of the front cover. A nice association copy, with a touch of light wear, else Near Fine. Stated First Edition.