Conrad Aiken — Thee

New York, George Braziller, 1967. First edition. Hardback. A first edition of Conrad Aiken"s meditative long-form poem Thee, exploring love and mortality, illustrated by acclaimed artist Leonard Baskin. In the publisher's original paper covered boards, complete with the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper.This volume is a first edition. This is a singular long-form meditative poem, Thee explores themes of love, mortality, and the self, accompanied by Leonard Baskin's bold and confronting illustrations. Conrad Aiken (1889–1973) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet, known for his psychological insight, musical language, and formal experimentation. He served as the U.S. Poet Laureate (then Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress) and mentored writers like Malcolm Lowry.Leonard Baskin (1922–2000) was a distinguished American sculptor, printmaker, and illustrator. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Externally, excellent. Slight bumping to extremities. Dust wrapper, very smart. Slight soiling to extremities. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in one or two very small chips to head of spine and one or two very slight closed tears and creases. Dust wrapper, clipped. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. One spot of damp staining to fore edge, extending to two leaves. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Leonard Baskin. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.