The Canticle of the Rose: Poems 1917-1949

New York, NY: The Vanguard Press, Inc., 1949 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavo. xxxviii + 290 pp, Prefatory Note, acknowledgments, Some Notes on my Own Poetry, Early Poems, Eleven Bucolic Comedies, Later Poems: 1940-1945; (in IV Parts); Poems 1945-1949: The Canticle of the Rose; Three Poems of the Atomic Age; Notes. A difficult poet to categorize. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked withs ome age-toning, black cover cloth with some wear at the lower bottom forecorner tips - boards show just slightly, red spine letters faded but legible, age-toned DJ in with large chip fr forecorner and lesser chipping along top and bottom spine edges, & lower forecorners. DJ handles nicely in removable acetate-mylar protector. "This, the long-awaited collection of Edith Sitwell's poems from 1917-1949, will stand as one of the few major books of poetry of the twentieth century. From the exciting early poetry of strange rhythm and beauty (including the complete FACADE) to the later poems of splendid sweeping color, Miss Sitwell's imagery, music, and poetic discipline are unrivaled. Some of the poems have never before been published either here or abroad. The author has written a long and brilliant Introduction which confirms the sensibility and care which have gone into her work." from the DJ flap..