Louise Bogan — Body of This Death

New York, Robert M. McBride & Company, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the first poetry collection from the first female U. S. Poet Laureate. First edition.   In the publisher's original quarter-cloth binding.   A lovely collection from acclaimed American poet Louise Bogan, who, in 1945. became the first female U. S. Poet Laureate. Bogan is also remembered as the regular poetry reviewer for The New Yorker. The present work is the first of six collections published in her lifetime and includes titles such as "Medusa", "The Frightened Man" and "The Alchemist". In the publisher's original quarter-cloth binding. Signature of the previous owner to the front free endpaper. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, leading to minor loss of cloth at the spine head and a slight crease towards the top of the front board. Marking to boards is more noticeable. Internally, generally firmly bound, a little more delicate to the Contents page. A bright and clean copy with occasional light spotting, more so to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .