(Arion Press). STEVENS, Wallace; JOHNS, Jasper (illustration) and Helen Vendler

Poems

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1985. Deluxe Edition. Quarto. Of 326 total copies, this is copy "L" of 26 lettered copies designated for distribution among the participants. SIGNED by the Jasper Johns on the frontispiece etching, entitled "Summer". A new selection of 122 of Stevens' poems, illustrated with a frontispiece etching by renowned pop artist Jasper Johns. This is the first public display of any of his work from "The Seasons" series which was not exhibited until after this publication. Arion Press Christmas greeting with Stevens poem laid in. 280 pages, 11-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches, in Monotype Bembo and handset Dante Titling on English mouldmade T. Edmonds paper. Near fine in quarter blue morocco with matching fore-edge, blue-and-white linen boards, with light rubbing along the spine gutters and edges, as is common with this title.