E.E. CUMMINGS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY - INSCRIBED TO E.E. CUMMINGS
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1960. First Edition. Arguably the best possible copy of this key reference book on the work of e.e. cummings. George James Firmage (1928-2005) was an editor, literary critic, and an authority on cummings, having compiled and edited numerous volumes of his work. Item #5310
First Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); red cloth, blocked and titled in black and silver on spine; red topstain; dustjacket; x,129,[5]pp. Cummings's own copy, inscribed to he and his wife by the compiler: "For E.E. and Marion Cummings, whose "giving" made this possible, this first copy of a "valentine" to my "now-hero." With thanks and love, George Firmage / 3/12/60." Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $7.50), with some trivial wear and some subtle yellowing to extremities.
Price: $650.00