The Walnut Tree
N.p. [North Brookfield, MA]: Boston Public Library, 1996. Limited edition (1 of 600 copies). Unbound sheet. "In honor of David McCord on his ninety-ninth birthday, November 15, 1996, the Boston Public Library reprints as a broadside his poem from One at a Time, published by Little, Brown. Six hundred copies have been printed letterpress on Strathmore paper at The Sun Hill Press." Ca. 7 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Photo is cropped top and bottom. Fine (trivial handling traces). Item #31121
A lyrical 4-stanza poem, in which "a boy on the verge of flight" swings high over a valley, "With the wonder of all of it more or less | In the last hello and the first goodbye. | And a swing in the walnut tree is why." Shipping/handling may be extra; please keep this in mind when ordering.
Price: $30.00