Stevie: A Biography of Stevie Smith

Papermac, London, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. VI, 378 pages, note by the executor of Stevie Smith, note by the authors, acknowledgements, notes and index. The text is illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white photography, as an insert, and the occasional black and white line drawings by Stevie Smith. " " Stevie Smith, who died in 1971, remains one of the most fascinating and original figures of this century. Her wit and eccentricity has become legend. Her personal style was unique. Her poems are among the oldest, funniest and most moving in the language. Her life, in fact, was so compelling that became the subject of a play and that film, both starring Glenda Jackson." -- from the front fold over panel. An in-depth biography, with previously unknown material, of this eccentric English poetess included. slight running at the corners of the paperback binding. Gift annotation on the inside of the front cover and a couple of grubby spots to the left of the half title page." " Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Biography -- Literary; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0333426711. ISBN/EAN: 9780333426715. Inventory No: 0239794. . 9780333426715