Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional signed first hardcover edition, first printing of Adult Bookstore by Karl Shapiro in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 1976 Random House. First Printing with complete number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 directly above the First Edition statement, as per publisher.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a square spine, moderate foxing on page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, strong spine ends, mild edge wear, The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the author’s signature on the first free end paper with a named inscription. No other marks, inscriptions or signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with mild surface and edge wear, a sunned spine and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
This collection contains poems ranging from the interpretation of public events to satirical thrusts at popular culture and myth. A few memorable poems in this volume are ‘The Sense of Beauty’ – on the perverseness of man and art—and ‘The Heiligenstadt Testament,’ a long monologue of the dying Beethoven. The book ends with two translations from Catullus and a retelling of the Philomela myth.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap. Thin volume.
