Letters to Five Artists Poems by Wain, John - 1970

New York: Viking Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670427373 . Advance Reading Copy. "This is more than a collection of poems. It is a sequence of poems and a natural development out of Wain's previous narrative poem, WILDTRACK, published in 1966. Each of the 'five artists'....is not only a personal friend of the poet but also a visionary." Includes The Viking Press Advance Reading Copy Slip laid in, dated April 16, 1970. Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly skewed, fabric lightly faded on spine ends, faint soiling on head edge; otherwise, free from major defect. Pages open to full title page. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 77 pages .