The Instrument
Random House, 1967. Limited Numbered First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine / Near Fine Slipcase. Item #5275
A beautiful Limited Numbered First Edition signed by the author. In dark brown cloth, the book has a nice brown topstain and is clean and unread with light fading to the spine. The slipcase is very solid but faded at the edges; it has protected this beautiful volume well. A lovely copy by the popular author of "The Lockwood Concern" and many other novels and plays. A key figure in the arts and literature scene during his lifetime, Frank O’Hara’s passing was deeply felt by his artistic circle, a grief captured in Peter Schjeldahl’s moving obituary published in The Village Voice in 1966: "In 15 years as a poet, playwright, critic, curator and universal energy source in the lives of the few hundred most creative people in America, Frank O'Hara had rendered that world wholly unprepared to tolerate his passing." A fascinating figure.
Price: $300.00 other currencies