Witter Bynner — Book of Lyrics

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this limited edition printing of Bynner's collection of lyrics. First edition. Limited to seventeen hundred and fifty copies of which this is number four hundred and forty-one. A collection of the best lyrics from Harold Witter Bynner, an American poet and translator. The volume contains one hundred lyrics divided into four sections: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Their subjects follow the eternal concerns of poetry such as love, the passing of time, natural beauty, and messages of nature. In the original quarter cloth binding with green paper boards. Externally, very smart with minor fading to the board edges. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also very smart with minor wear and light sunning to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.