The Star-Apple Kingdom - 1st US Edition/1st Printing

Derek Walcott

First American Edition/First Printing in Fine condition with a penciled annotation on page 20, presumably from poet Mark Strand, in alike dust-jacket. Signed and inscribed by Derek Walcott to friend and Pulitzer prize winning poet Mark Strand: "Derek, with love, and thanks". A handsome association copy;

A collection of poetry from the winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature. Departing for a magical flight of fancy through the Caribbean. The title poem, "The Star-Apple Kingdom", deals with establishing a social democracy in Jamaica.

Price: $420.00

Book #34203
The Star-Apple Kingdom - 1st US Edition/1st Printing

Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: 1st US Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author
Size: 8vo; [vi], 57, [1] pages
Publisher: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1979.
ISBN: 0374269742

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