Half Remembered
Heinemann, London, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Association copy, inscribed on the orange front free endpaper: "For Annie Dillard and Robert Richardson, in thanks for their Boston visit in April, admiringly, Peter Davison, 5/2/89." With Annie Dillard's bookplate. Davison's autobiography. He was an accomplished poet--his first book won the Yale Younger Prize--and an influential tastemaker as editor of The Atlantic and at Harcourt Brace (where he stewarded many poets' books to publication, including, for example, Mary Oliver). He grew up among poets (his father was an English professor) and stayed at the center of the contemporary scene. A very near fine book in a near fine jacket. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #ABE-1680232383326
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