The Auroras of Autumn by STEVENS, Wallace - 1950

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. A collection of 32 poems, 193 pages. Winner of the 1951 National Book Award for Poetry. First edition stated. Blue boards lightly rubbed, spine darkened with the gilt print nearly rubbed off. Binding square and solid, pages lightly tanned. Previous owner's name (George Soule, Carleton College, November 1950) on the front end paper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. G/G. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 193 pp., DJ spine yellowed, edhe chipped & worn .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, vii, 193 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine faded pink with faded black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$3.00 net". Mild shelf wear and soiling to jacket, sun damage to spine. Navy top stain on text block slightly faded. Text block interior and book panels clean. Shelved in case 13. 1374471. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

N. Y.: Knopf, 1950. First edition. One of 3000 copies printed. Edelstein A14a1. Faint offsetting to inner hinges, covers lightly rubbed at extremities, else fine copy in slightly sunned jacket, a little chipped along the top edge & with a few tiny spots of soiling on back panel. 8vo, original cloth, dust jacket. Faint offsetting to inner hinges, covers lightly rubbed at extremities, else fine copy in slightly sunned jacket, a little chipped along the top edge & with a few tiny spots of soiling on back panel.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. Very Good +/Very Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. First Edition. Octavo. 193 pp. Printed dust jacket with "$3.00" price present. Blue boards stamped in gilt; navy topstain. Dust jacket show light edgewear with a few minor nicks, a chip to rear panel near center of spine, and soiling and smudging along spine. Boards show light shelfwear and very mildly nudged at spine ends. A Very Good or better copy in a Very Good dust jacket. [EDELSTEIN A14.a.1].

New York: Knopf, 1950. First edition, One of 3000 copies printed. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Corner of upper board bumped, else Fine bright copy in dust jacket with some wear to spine. First edition, One of 3000 copies printed. 1 vols. 8vo. Includes two of Stevens' important longer meditative poems, "An Ordinary Evening in New Haven" and the title piece. Edelstein A14.a.1

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition (so stated), one of 3,000 copies, of the poet's final collection before his 1954 Collected Poems. Demy 8vo (213 x 138mm): [10],193, [3] pp. Publisher's dark blue V cloth, spine stamped in gold, front cover tsampedn in blimnd with floral device, top edge stained navy blue, fore- and bottom edges rough-trimmed; pionk typographic dust jacket printed in blue-green and priced $3.00. A Fine copy, virtually pristine (jacket's spine panel lightened a degree), tight, square, and clean throughout, apparently unread. Edelstein A14.a.1. Collects 32 poems written between 1947 and 1950 (some previously published in periodicals), including the long title poem (240 lines divided into ten cantos), whose title refers to the Northern Lights; "The Owl in the Sarcophagus," an elegy for Stevens's best friend, Henry Church; "A Primitive Like an Orb," "An Ordinary Evening in New Haven," and "Angel Surrounded by Paysans." Winner of the… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a lightly spine-tanned, else near fine dust jacket. A very nice copy.

New York: KNOPF.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Near fine in very good+ dust jacket. (193pp. ) (6" x 8 1/2") ( 2"-inch tear at base of front panel of jacket. A few small edge tears & traces of light shelf-wear to jacket. Last blank creased at corner. A few traces of soiling from old-style protective jacket at base of paste-downs. Bottom corner tips lightly pushed. ) National Book award winner. 3000 copies printed. ; 6" x 8 1/2"; 193 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. First edition of this classic National Book Award winning collection. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise box. An exceptional presentation, rare in this condition. The Auroras of Autumn features a collection of poems containing also the 1948 Stevens long poem of the same name, whose title refers to the Aurora Borealis, or the "Northern Lights", in the fall. The book collects 32 Stevens poems written between 1947 and 1950, and was his last collection before his 1954 Collected Poems.