Selected Poems
New York: New Directions, 1951. 8vo. Very Good / Very Good. Item #15344
A beautiful 1st Edition of this Rukeyser anthology, and extremely scarce as an inscribed association copy.
This copy is inscribed to Philip Gresham, an apparent friend and correspondent listed in her papers residing with the Library of Congress. Gresham's signature and date appear on the front end paper immediately below The inscription and signature of Rukeyser.
Rukeyser was one of the most influential feminists and poets of the 20th century, continually broadcasting the plight of the American worker through her work.
12mo. Pp. 111. Yellow cloth with title stamped in black on the spine. Dust jacket designed by notable graphic designer Alvin Lustig. Issue number 32 in the New Classics Series. Poems previously published in eight different volumes 1935 - 1950.
Square tight binding. Clean interior. Inscribed to Lesham on the front end paper in bold teal marker:
"For Philip Lesham, in new friendship - Muriel Rukeyser"
Dust jacket with mild edge wear with the back panel lightly foxed and soiled. A small 1/2-inch closed tear along the top edge of the rear panel. Dust jacket presents handsomely in archival mylar.
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