A Choice First of Riprap, SIGNED

Riprap.

Ashland, Massachusetts: Origin Press, 1959.

Price: $2,000.00


About the item

First edition, first printing. Printed in Japan. One of 500 copies designed and edited by Cid Corman. Unpaginated. [36] pp. Printed rectos only on folded sheets; first sheet (blank) tipped to front wrapper. 1 vols. 4to. A Choice First of Riprap, SIGNED. Blue paste paper wrappers, stab stitched in japanese style, paper label on upper cover. Signed by the author on title page, with the author's calling card laid in. Light toning throughout, back cover lightly creased with upper corner worn, last page chipped at bottom corner margin, small tears at lower center. Very good. Red cloth folding box.

Item #346393

Nice copy of the author’s uncommon first book, gathering poems written 1948-58.