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W W Norton, NY, 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. "The Broken Tower' reads with all the drama of a psychological novel and the inexorable force of a Greek tragedy. Few poets have lived as extraordinary and fascinating a life as Hart Crane, the American poet who made his meteoric rise in the late 1920s and then as suddenly flamed… Read more about this item

Henry Holt, NY, 1995. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "The author presents the first complete and intimate biography of the controversial, mercurial British poet, scholar, and author of 'I, Claudius', 'The White Goddess', and 'Goodbye to All That." [Pub. Info] 524 pages. 1ST US EDITION.

Farrrar Straus Giroux, NY. Hardcover. Fine. 1ST US EDITION.

Crown, NY, 1995. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "A poetry anthology featuring a different poem for every day of the year, each one specifically tied to its date. The selections range from works by Shakespeare and Keats to those of T. S. Eliot and Sonia Sanchez." [Pub. Info] "The poems of far places are brought so into our lives,… Read more about this item

Frederick Warne, London, c. 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Short biographies and critical commentary on the lives and works of 52 English poets roughly organized by date of death. 17th and 18th century English poets. Accounts meant not just to inform but to be pleasing for the reader. Newer edition with complete index. 1st thus.