1957 Wallace Stevens "Opus Posthumous" Knopf First Printing DJ Edelstein
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Wallace Stevens — Opus Posthumous New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. First American Printing. 4800 copies printed. Edelstein A26.a.1. Bibliographic Note: Published two years after Stevens’s death, Opus Posthumous gathers unpublished poems, fragments, essays, and translations. It is the first posthumous collection of Stevens’s work and an essential companion to the Collected Poems. The first printing consisted of 4800 copies, making it relatively scarce in collectible condition. Edelstein identifies this issue as A26.a.1. Physical Description: Publisher’s dark cloth, gilt spine lettering. Octavo format. Original dust jacket present, priced at $6.75. Condition Report: Dust jacket shows wear, especially at head of spine. Missing section on the inside of the back cover. Light wear to cloth at fore‑corners. Binding firm, interior clean. Overall: a sound copy in jacket, with noted flaws. Provenance: Purchased at an estate book auction. Collector’s Context: First printings of Opus Posthumous are desirable for collectors of modernist poetry and Stevens completists. Jacketed copies remain the most appealing, even with wear, as they preserve the original Knopf presentation.
- Publisher: Knopf
- Year: 1957
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Very Good
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