Twentieth Century Poetry: American and British ((1900-1970) -- Burt Britton's Copy, Signed by 14 of the Contributors

New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A one-of-a-kind copy of the 1970 1st edition, having belonged to the legendary bookseller Burt BrItton (1933-2018), co-founder of New York's much-loved "Books & Company" on Madison Avenue. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED TO BRITTON BY 2 OF THE BOOK'S CONTRIBUTORS (JOHN ASHBERY AND MURIEL RUKEYSER) AND IS SIGNED BY 12 MORE CONTRIBUTORS, INCLUDING ALLEN GINSBERG, W.S. MERWIN, MARK STRAND, DEREK WALCOTT, JAMES DICKEY, GALWAY KINNELL, JAMES WRIGHT, HOWARD MOSS, RICHARD HOWARD, STANLEY KUNITZ, DAVID IGNATOW AND JOHN HOLLANDER. A very sharp copy to boot: Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, edited by John Malcolm Brinnin and Bill Read, photographs by Rollie McKenna. A Review Copy as well, with the McGraw-Hill Review Slip laid-in.