Smith, William Jay — Collected Poems, 1939-1989
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1990. Hardcover. Cream paper boards, fuchia cloth spine, olive and duotone and cream dust jacket, 254 pp. A collection spanning five decades of poetry penned by American poet William Jay Smith (1918-2015). With several separate advertisements for other Smith publications, including a four-fold printing of the poem "American Primitive," given as "a keepsake for the reception on October 29, 1990 at the National Arts Club, New York City, celebrating the publication" of this book. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE POET to American artist Will Barnet and his wife Elena on the first page. A nice and interesting find. VG- (DJ is slightly aged around the edges; book is otherwise clean; WARMLY INSCRIBED BY POET to Will and Elena Barnet.) .
