POETS AND THE PAST: AN ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS, AND OBJECTS OF ART OF THE PRE-COLUMBIAN PAST

New York: Andre Emmerich Gallery, (1959). First Edition. Hardcover. Minor wear to spine tips and corners. Near Fine. Bound in original green leather-backed marbled boards. A collection of poems paired with photographs of Pre-Columbian artifacts, edited by Dore Ashton with photographs by Lee Boltin. Of a total of 1500 copies printed, this is copy XXV of only 50, SIGNED by each of the 15 contributing poets on separate blank pages bound at the beginning of the book. The poets are Barbara Howes, James Wright, Louise Bogan, Theodore Roethke, John Malcolm Brinnin, I. A. Richards, William Carlos Williams, W. S. Merwin, Stanley Kunitz, C. Day Lewis, St.-John Perse, William Jay Smith, Richard Wilbur, Jean Garrigue, and Octavio Paz. A superb collection of autographs of some of the most important modern poets. Laid in is a small INSCRIBED card from the gallery owner and his wife stating "Fifteen poets join us in wishing you all the best of the season." (Inventory #: 022019)