Robert Duncan — The First Decade

London, Fulcrum Press, 1968. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this hand-picked collection of early poetry from Robert Duncan, in the original dust wrapper. First trade edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, encased in the unclipped dust wrapper. An extensive collection of the early poetry of leading American poet Robert Duncan from the first decade of his career (1940-1950), as selected by the author himself. Duncan is most commonly associated with the New American Poetry and Black Mountain College poets. In the publisher's original cloth binding, encased in the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely condition with only minor shelf wear and one or two marks. Excluding a few very minor closed tears to the edges, most visible at the spine head, the dust wrapper is also very pleasing. A little discoloured with the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.