PRAISE
New York: The Ecco Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, inscribed by Robert Hass to poet and editor Douglas Blazek on the half-title. "Longing, we say, because desire is full of endless distances." In this, his second collection of verse, Hass (b.1941) eloquently examines the use of language. The recipient of a National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and a MacArthur Fellowship, Hass served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997. Octavo. Original burgundy cloth binding, with gilt and blind-stamped titles. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some sun fading along the spine. Near fine / Near fine. Item #76216
ISBN: 091294661X
Price: $300.00