Mezey, Robert — A Book of Dying

Kayak Press, Santa Cruz, California, USA, 1970. First Edition, Softcover, Illustrated by: Dane Olson. Near Fine Condition. 1500 copies of this book were printed by George Hitchcock at the small press publisher Kayak Press in California. Title page printed in green, poems & drawings printed in brown. Robert Mezey was an American poet, critic and academic. He was also a noted translator, in particular from Spanish, having translated with Richard Barnes the collected poems of Borges. He was born in Philadelphia, and attended Kenyon College as a contemporary of E. L. Doctorow and James Wright. He received numerous awards including the 2002 Poets' Prize for Collected Poems. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 52 pages. no Dust Jacket as published.. Black titles spine. illustrated by drawings. Illustrator: Dane Olson. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Poetry; American Poetry; United States; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 4602.