Firstborn

Louise Glück

Scarce first UK. Anvil Press, Northwood, 1969. Hardback, 53 pp. Red Cloth binding is fairly worn, with some scuffing to the front board and shelfwear. Dust jacket is darkened all around. Spine faded. Scuffed on front cover. Worn and creased on edges. The first hardback edition of Louise Glück's first poetry collection, showcasing her direct, contained, bleak, and visionary voice. There are both hardbacks and paperback versions of the 1969 first edition, and the hardback is even more scarce.