Aime Cesaire: The Collected Poetry (Signed First Edition)
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Item #011801
ISBN: 0520043472
4to., 408pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Translated, with an introduction and notes by Clayton Eshleman and Annette Smith. The translation of each poem is opposite the original French version. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear, Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($25.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Inscribed, signed and dated by Clayton Eshleman, one of the translators, on the title page, "For Janoof, with best wishes. Clayton Eshleman, 1983, NYC". Janoff was a noted long-time professor of poetry at New York University as well as a published poet himself. Laid in is an events brochure for "La Maison Francaise" of New York Univeristy A very pretty collectable copy.
Price: $95.00