White Center
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1980. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. SIGNED and warmly inscribed by the author in ink on the half-title page ("For ______ | fellow poet | Dick"). The inscription is to a noted Pacific Northwest poet and collector, whose name is also written in ink on the front free endpaper.
70pp. Octavo [21.5cm]; full black cloth with title stamped in gold on the spine; in the pictorial dust jacket. First edition statement and full number line printed on the copyright page. Both the book and the dust jacket are in near fine condition with just the slightest hints of shelfwear. The dust jacket's front flap is machine-clipped at its bottom corner, with the price ($12.95) still intact at its top corner. A solid, square, and clean copy. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #70751
ISBN: 0393013014
A nice, bright copy of the first edition of this collection poems; an imaginative exploration of the place and memory of the author's hometown in Washington (the titular "White Center" refers to a bordering region in and around Seattle), warmly inscribed to a "fellow poet" of the Pacific Northwest.
Poet and teacher Richard Hugo (1923–1982, Seattle, Washington) was known for his regional and melancholic work which explored the landscapes, forgotten towns, and working-class concerns of the Pacific Northwest.
Price: $150.00