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Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 9, 2021
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CUMMINGS, Edward Estlin (“e e cummings”) (1894-1962). W. New York: Horace Liveright Inc., 1931.
Folio (307 x 180 mm). Woodblock print on title-page. Original publisher’s quarter cloth, boards, smooth spine lettered in silver, all edges uncut (minor rubbing); original slipcase, front cover lettered in silver (some chipping).
LIMITED FIRST EDITION, number 41 of 95 copies, SIGNED BY CUMMINGS. Cumming’s third major collection of poetry with typography by S. A. Jacobs, embodying his experimentation with typography and design.
Property from the Estate of Professor Ethan D. Alyea, Jr., Bloomington, Indiana