Byer, Kathryn Stripling

Wildwood Flower

Hardcover, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author in black ink on the full title page. Inscription reads "For Rolland Comstock, these poems from Celma's Mountain top. I hope you can hear the wind signing in them. Katherine Stripling Byer 10/4/93." Rolland Comstock was a noted book collector. This book won the 1992 Lamont Poetry Selection. The prize goes to the best book length collection of poems by an American poet who has already published one book of poetry. The prize is given by the American Academy of Poets who award the winning poet $1,000 and purchase 2,000 copies of her book to give to their members. This is one of the 2,000 presentation copies and comes with a card explaining the prize laid in. Ships same or next business day Monday-Saturday professionally packaged in a box. We are members of the Texas Booksellers Association and IOBA and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 52 pages; Signed by Author. [Item #57440]

Price: $35.00