TATE, James — THE LOST PILOT
New Haven & London. Yale University Press. First Edition. The more common softcover issue of Tate's first trade book, the title poem a tribute to his father who was lost during World War II over Germany five months after Tate was born. A superb Association Copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper to a fellow poet: "To Richard Hugo,/a man and poet for all/reasons -- your generosity/is a rare and beautiful/quality -- you shall inherit/the earth--/Best,/Jim Tate/6-15-67.". Minor crease to cover. Near Fine