Moore, Marianne — Predilections

New York, The Viking Press, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Bound in blue cloth, author's initials blind-stamped to front board, gilt lettering to spine. Dust jacket present, printed, with chipping to extremities, a couple of short closed tears, original price intact. First Edition, First Printing, the very first work in prose of the noted poet, a collection of her thoughts and essays from 1931-1955, mostly about poets (T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound and others), but about other writers' works, too. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. vii [2], 3-172 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Good,