GOETHE'S FAUST - PART 1 [SIGNED BY MAY JARRELL]
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 295 pages; VG/none; bound in publisher's green cloth, black label with gilt titling to spine; mild shelfwear and rubbing; Inscribed by Randall Jarrell's wife May Jarrell,"Merry Christmas and Happy Thanksgiving to a man who says Books (+ records) are the only presents. My love, Arthur, friend of 20 years. May Jarrell 1976"; CX consignment;
NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2.
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NOTES
Randall Jarrell married May in 1952, divorcing his first wife for her. They remained married until his death in 1965, including their time in Washington DC in 1956, where he served as Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, a position that later became titled Poet Laureate. While the recipient of this book is unknown, it is presumed to be someone they met when the moved to DC.;