The Bridge : a poem [SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR] [NEW IN PUBLISHER’S SHIPPING BOX]

Crane, Hart; Richard Benson (Photography); Malcolm Cowley (introduction). The Bridge : a poem [SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR] [NEW IN PUBLISHER’S SHIPPING BOX]. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1981. Limited edition. 1/2000. Quarto (9¼” x 12¼”), xx, [2] 70, [1]pp. Light gray cloth with lettering on spine in original glassine wrapper, which has a couple of closed tears. Decorated paper covered slipcase with cloth top and bottom edges. Decorated endpapers. Frontispiece. Beautifully illustrated with 4 full-page b/w photographs including frontispiece, and 1 double-page b/w photograph.

The Bridge: A Poem is a renowned work by Hart Crane, first published in 1930 and celebrated for its ambitious scope and lyrical complexity. This 1981 edition, published by the Limited Editions Club, features a carefully crafted presentation that honors the original text while offering an enhanced visual experience. The poem explores themes of modernity, history, and transcendence, weaving a narrative that connects the past and present through the metaphor of a bridge. “Fifty years after the book was first published, little doubt remains that Hart Crane’s The Bridge is a monument of American poetry”.

Copy number 20/2000. Signed by the photographer Richard Benson. Water stainings on the spine of the book and glassine wrapper. Also some sun tan on the spine of glassine wrapper. Bindings, and interior in fine condition otherwise. Slipcase has some water staining and a couple of scuffs but in good condition overall. Slipcover’s glassine wrap has a couple of rips. Good in publisher’s shipping box. Hardcover. (54648) $45