Item #264826 The Yellow Pages. 59 Poems. James Merrill.

One of 26 Copies, True First — Inscribed by Merrill

The Yellow Pages. 59 Poems.

[N.p: no publisher, 1971].

Price: $7,500.00


About the item

First edition, one of only 26 copies. With pencil corrections by the author. Typed rectos only. 1 vols. 4to. One of 26 Copies, True First — Inscribed by Merrill. Stapled, in mailing envelope from Merrill. Usual toning. Fine. Hagstrom A25a.

Item #264826

The rare staple-bound first of 1971, consisting of only 26 copies. The author’s introductory note on the title page is dated St. Louis, xi.1971.

This copy is inscribed by Merrill to Robert Wilson (proprietor of the Phoenix Book Shop) and includes the mailing envelope addressed in Merrill's hand (from his Stonington address). The half dozen authorial corrections are to fix typographic errors.

RARE.