John Berryman — The Dispossessed

New York, William Sloane Associates, INC, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this early anthology of poems by John Berryman, an early example of his confessional pieces. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An anthology of poems by the American poet and scholar John Berryman, an important figure of the "confessional" school of poetry. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1964.'The Dispossessed' was Berryman's first mature collection of poems, published early in his career. This anthology includes 'The Ball Poem', 'Canto Amor', 'The Traveller', 'The Long Home', 'The Statue', 'New Year's Eve', and more. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A few very light marks to the cloth. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with small chips and closed tears, mostly to the head and tail of the spine. Spine is sunned. Light rubbing and handling marks to the wraps. Spots and a couple of small tidemarks to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.