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Warren, Robert Penn. To A Little Girl, One Year Old, In a Ruined Fortress : A Poem in Five Parts. Printed in the School of Design, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1956.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: No markings. Dust jacket is original plain glassine wrapper that has many tears, creasing and small and large pieces missing from the edges, in a protective cover. 5 illustrations by Jane Doggett who also designed the book and printed it.

Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.

Warren, Robert Penn and Jane Doggett (Book Designer). To a Little Girl, One Year Old, in a Ruined Fortress: A Poem in Five parts. [School of Design, Yale University], New Haven, Connecticut, 1956.

Price: US$475.00 + shipping

Description: Blue illustrated boards with white lettering; [24] pp.; 6 unnumbered leaves of plates; richly illustrated. This is an unnumbered, unsigned copy of this limited printing. In incredible condition. VG (Light edgewear to boards; there is light foxing at the inner hinge ibc; binding is solid.)

Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.

Warren, Robert Penn. TO A LITTLE GIRL, ONE YEAR OLD, IN A RUINED FORTRESS: A Poem in Five Parts. School of Design, Yale University (1956), [New Haven], 1956.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. One of only about 175 copies [Grimshaw A14, p.84]. Designed and printed by Jane Doggett in the Department of Graphic Arts. Illustrated with five blue-and-white woodcuts, one before each section of the poem by her also. Blue-and-white paper boards; 7.5 x 7.25"; 36 unnumbered pages; issued without a dust jacket. Very good to near fine with spine tips and corners a lilttle bumped and rubbed.

Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.

WARREN, Robert Penn. To A Little Girl, One Year Old, In A Ruined Forest; A Poem in Five Parts. Yale School of Decorative Arts, New Haven, 1956.

Price: US$850.00 + shipping

Description: Illustrations by Jane Doggett. 30 pages, including 6 illustrations. Thin, square 16mo, (7-1/2 inches), dark blue pictorial boards, lettered in white; corners slightly rubbed and front joint starting. (New Haven): School of Design, Yale University. (1956). Limited First Edition. A very good(+) copy of this uncommon book. Only 175 copies were printed.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Warren, Robert Penn. To a Little Girl, One Year Old, in a Ruined Fortress: a Poem in Five Parts Signed Presentation by the book’s designer and illustrator, Jane Doggett.. Yale University, New Haven, 1956.

Price: US$1200.00 + shipping

Description: Printed on artistic paper-covered boards suggesting rushing water. With a small brown stain at the center of the front boards.The paper spine is rather worn and the bottom third section is barely hanging on, but it is all there. Hinges are very good.The verso of the front endpaper is wrinkled at the top left-hand corner. A very good minus copy only. According to some sources one of about only 175 copies designed, illustrated, and printed by Jane Doggett at the Department of Graphic Arts at the Yale School of Design. This copy is inscribed by the artist and designer at the rear colophon page:This book was designed, illustrated, and printed by Jane Doggett in the Department of Graphic Arts, School of Design, Yale University. "For Betty and Ralph/ Jane Doggett / December, 1956. The book consists of a poem in five parts, originally published in the Partisan Review 1955. There are six black and white illustrations, graphic designs in block print form. The book was designed, illustrated and printed by Jane Doggett in the Department of Graphic Arts, School of Design, Yale University, 1956. Limited to 175 copies.

Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.

Warren, Robert Penn. TO A LITTLE GIRL, ONE YEAR OLD, IN A RUINED FORTRESS: A Poem in Five Parts. [SIGNED by Warren]. Yale University (1956), [New Haven], 1956.

Price: US$2500.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. One of only about 175 copies [Grimshaw A14, p.84]. Designed, printed, and illustrated by Jane Doggett at Yale University's School of Design. This copy WARMLY INSCRIBED BY WARREN on front endpaper, "To Stuart (W) with admiration and friendship. Red (W)." Bibliographer and publisher Stuart Wright was Warren's literary executor until just a year before his death. "Red" was Warren's nickname. Squarish (approximately 7.5 x 7.25") blue and white paper boards; 36 unnumbered pages; issued without dust jacket. Bookplate on rear pastedown. Near fine with color touch up to tips. SCARCE TO RARE SIGNED BY WARREN.

Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.

WARREN, Robert Penn. To a Little Girl, One Year Old, in a Ruined Fortress. School of Design Yale University, (New Haven CT), 1956.

Price: US$2750.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. Square octavo. Printed boards as issued. The slightest of rubbing, a virtually new, unread copy. According to some sources one of about 175 copies designed, illustrated, and printed by Jane Doggett at the Department of Graphic Arts at the Yale School of Design. A superlative copy.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.