De Kooning, Willem (1904-1997), illustrator. -- O'Hara, Frank (1926-1966). Poems. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1988.
Large folio. 17 lithographs by Willem de Kooning. Original black morocco gilt; publisher's folding case.
LIMITED EDITION, number 203 of 550 copies with de Kooning's authorized facsimile signature. Frank O'Hara was a writer, critic, and museum curator whose poetry was described by critic Mark Doty as being "urbane, ironic...often wildly funny." The first posthumous collection of his poetry, The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara, shared the 1972 National Book Award for Poetry. Original newsletter laid-in.
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