SLEEPING WITH ONE EYE OPEN
- Iowa City: The Stone Wall Press, 1964
Iowa City: The Stone Wall Press, 1964. First Edition. Red cloth stamped in gilt at spine in acetate dustjacket; 8vo. 53 pp. A Fine copy of the poet's first book, number 105 of 225 copies printed by K[im] K Merker of the press. The gilt a bit dull, else Fine. Clear acetate jacket has one chip, else minor loss and wear at edges. The Pulitzer Prize winner's first collection; ten of the poems first included here are reprinted in his "Selected Poems" (1980).