(Not a) Christmas Postcard from noted poet May Swenson and her companion Pearl Schwarz to Michael Freilich
by May Swenson
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Longmont , Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York, 1957. First Edition. card. Very good. A comical typed (assumed original) three-stanza prose postcard, hand-illustrated with a centaur, signed Pearl and May. (We send this card to tell you that we will not send a card. Wary Christmas!" ) Lightly creased. Utah born Swenson highly regarded as one of the most important poets of the 20th century, and though not open regarding the nature of her relationship with Pearl, May did in later years come 'out' and held correspondence with many Lesbian poets/writers and those within the LGBTQ community.
Details
- Bookseller
- Little Sages Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1987
- Title
- (Not a) Christmas Postcard from noted poet May Swenson and her companion Pearl Schwarz to Michael Freilich
- Author
- May Swenson
- Format/Binding
- Card
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Gay Female Poet Writer Lesbian
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Little Sages Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2007
Longmont , Colorado
About Little Sages Books, ABAA
Offering antiquarian books and ephemera with focus on women, art, social history and letters.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...