Kenneth Rexroth and James Laughlin: Selected Letters [Inscribed to Nathaniel Tarn]

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1991. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (22cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xviii,292pp. This copy from the library of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024), inscribed to him by the editor on the front endpaper: "For Nathaniel & Janet / some literary lust and gossip – with best love in late May, 1991 / Lee." Tarn's pervasive, light pencil annotations appear throughout the text. Near Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket (priced $27.50). An interesting association copy; Tarn and Rexroth were friends, occasionally read together, and Rexroth once called him "One of the most outstanding poets of his generation." 86749.