Ransom, John Crowe

SELECTED POEMS [Signed]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. First Edition, Second Printing. Small Octavo, ix, 75 pages; VG/VG-; Beige spine with faded red lettering; Price unclipped "$3.00"; Dustjacket shows some light soiling, fading along the edges of the covers/along the spine, and there is a closed 1/2-inch tear at the bottom of the front cover; Boards have minor edgwear at the head of the spine; Ransom's inscription appears on the ffep: "For Huntington, / inscribed with / full affection, / John Crowe Ransom / October 25, 1952"; CX consignment; Shelved at case 0.

1346485

Shelved Dupont Bookstore

Price: $250

NOTES

The recipient is presumed to be Huntington Cairns, who was an an author, former federal censor and one-time secretary of the National Gallery of Art.;