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Pound, Ezra. Ezra Pound's Cavalcanti Poems. A New Directions Book, [New York], 1966.

Price: US$2000.00 + shipping

Description: First edition "in this form," American issue, limited to 115 numbered copies for distribution in the United States, signed by Ezra Pound. Printed on the hand press of the Officina Bodini, Verona, on Pescia paper. [i], 105, [1] pp. 4to. Gallup A86a Slight discoloration to spine, else a fine, bright copy in publisher's unprinted acetate dust jacket and gray paper slipcase box (with printed paper cover label); box is in fine condition First edition "in this form," American issue, limited to 115 numbered copies for distribution in the United States, signed by Ezra Pound. Printed on the hand press of the Officina Bodini, Verona, on Pescia paper.

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Cavalcanti, Guido; Pound, Ezra (Translator, Essays, Notes). Ezra Pound's Cavalcanti Poems. A New Directions Book [Printed by the Officina Bodoni], [Verona], 1966.

Price: US$2250.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Quarto size, 108 pp., signed by Ezra Pound, no. 78 of 200 copies. Guido Cavalcanti (ca. 1255 - 1300) is regarded as the first major poet of Italian literatue and was the best friend of Dante Alighieri; he was a character in Boccaccio's Decameron, and influenced writers as recently as 1861 with Dante Gabriel Rossetti - from there he had an influence on Ezra Pound, an admirer of Rossetti. In 1912 Pound first published his translations of Cavalcanti's work, with another publication in 1932. Pound's main focus was on Cavalcanti's philosophy of love and light, and this focus had a further influence on Pound's friend and fellow modernist T.S. Eliot. (N.B., above information from Wikipedia.) This edition of 1966, exquisitely printed by the Officina Bodoni, includes Pound's translations with two pages of Notes at the end, the Introduction to the Edition of 1912, and two essays entitled "Mediaevalism" and "The Other Dimension", with an Index at the rear. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter vellum with yellow Roma paper sides, the initials "EP" in outline in gilt on the front, gilt lettering on the spine, title page in rust and black, printed in Dante type on Pescia paper, quarto size (approximately 11.25" tall), pagination: (1)-106, blank, colophon with printer's device in red, signature of Ezra Pound above the limitation statement; limited edition of 190 copies on paper, this no. 78 (plus 10 on Japanese paper). Original clear glassine wrap present, encased on a grey cardboard slipcase with a paper label on the front. ___CONDITION: Fine, with a strong, square text block, solid hinges, perfectly straight corners with no rubbing, the interior is clean and bright, and it is entirely free of prior owner markings; the original glassine wrap is also fine, as is the slipcase. ___CITATION: Mardersteig no. 144. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please contact us for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.

POUND EZRA. CAVALCANTI POEMS. NEW DIRECTIONS, 1966.

Price: US$2469.14 + shipping

Description: LIMITED EDITION OF 190 FOR SALE, THS BEING NUMBER 46. SIGNED BY POUND. PRINTED IN DANTE TYPE ON THE HAND-PRESS OF THE OFFICINA BODONI, VERONA. PESCIA PAPER, MUSTARD CLOTH, CREAM SPINE, ACETATE COVER, CARD SLIP CASE. A FINE COPY. VERY SCARCE.

Seller: Hawkridge Books, Bakewell, United Kingdom

POUND, Ezra.. Cavalcanti Poems.. New York: New Directions, 1966, 1966.

Price: US$2599.09 + shipping

Description: Signed limited edition, US issue, number 54 of 190 copies signed by the author and printed on handmade Pescia paper, from a total edition of 200 copies distributed in Italy, the UK, or the US. This handsome production is by the elite printer Hans Mardersteig of the Officina Bodoni, considered one of the finest private presses of the 20th century. These poems are translated from the originals of Guido Cavalcanti (c.1250-1300), a personal friend of Dante. The young Pound became greatly influenced by Cavalcanti after discovering his works through the translations of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Pound first translated the medieval Italian poet in Sonnets and Ballate of Guido Cavalcanti (1912), revised in the clumsily produced Guido Cavalcanti Rime (1932); neither edition saw a signed limited issue. Gallup A86a. Quarto. Original parchment-backed buff boards, spine lettered in gilt, author's initials stamped on front cover in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With original clear acetate jacket. Housed in publisher's card slipcase with printed paper label. Title page printed in red and black. A fine copy.

Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom