Wallace Stevens "Collected Poems" Knopf 1954 First Printing DJ Printer’s Proof

by Wallace Stevens

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First edition

Wallace Stevens — The Collected Poems New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First American Printing. Printer’s Proof Copy. Edelstein A23. Edition & Bibliographic Note A notable variant of Stevens’s Pulitzer Prize–winning volume, this is a printer’s proof copy produced outside the stated limitation of 2500 numbered copies. Unlike the standard first printing, these supernumerary proofs are unnumbered and exhibit borders printed in a lighter slate gray, a distinguishing point recognized by Stevens bibliographers and highly prized by collectors. The Collected Poems stands as Stevens’s definitive gathering of his poetic achievement, issued by Knopf in 1954 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1955. The supplied dust jacket on this copy bears the Pulitzer announcement, indicating it derives from a later (c. 1956) printing. Physical Description Publisher’s dark red cloth with gilt spine lettering Octavo format Slate‑gray border variant (lighter than later issues) Dust jacket from a later printing, with Pulitzer notice Condition Dust jacket shows light general wear; spine mildly faded Front flap price‑clipped Cloth with slight rubbing at extremities Binding sound and tight Interior clean and unmarked Overall: a strong, collectible example of this scarce proof issue, with a supplied but presentable jacket Provenance Acquired at an estate book auction. Collector’s Context Printer’s proof copies of The Collected Poems are significantly scarcer than the numbered first printing and rep

• Publisher: New York: Alfred Knopf
• Year: 1954
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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