The Far Field

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition (1964) , so stated. Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book shows a small area of foxing at the top edge of the text block; very mild shelving wear to the lower extremities; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and a minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". The DJ shows mild rubbing to the panels; sun-blanching to the orange-toned background field of the backstrip (the white titles thereon are slightly muted; the black publisher's name remains bold; the price ($3.50) is intact; mylar-protected. Attractive and intact, but not without flaw. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.85 x 0.5 inches). Language: English. Weight: 9.5 ounces. Black boards with rust-red quarter cloth and gilt titles at the backstrip. Hardback with DJ. Theodore Roethke (1908 – 1963) was one of the most accomplished and influential poets of his generation, having won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book The Waking, and the annual National Book Award for Poetry on two occasions: in 1959 for 'Words for the Wind', and posthumously in 1965 for this work, 'The Far Field'. His work was characterized by introspection, rhythm and imagery drawn from the natural world. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 95 pages. pages .