Goodison, Lorna

Selected Poems with: Ephemera

ISBN: 0472064932
Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press, 1992. First Trade Softcover Edition, First Printing. Softcover. With three inscribed & signed cards from Lorna Goodison to Laurence Goldstein. A collection of poems by Lorna Goodison (b. 1947), the legendary Jamaican essayist, memoirist and poet who for many years taught at the University of Michigan & is presently the Professor Emerita of Afroamerican and African Studies there. This bundle, as is further described below, comes from the collection of a significant colleague & friend of the poet & contains two inscribed & intimately signed greeting cards (one measuring appx. 5” x 7”; another measuring appx. 4.5” x 6.25”); plus, a signed & dated handwritten note (measuring 4.5” x 6.5”) on Goodison’s personal letterhead, attached to which (via a paperclip) is a printout of a painting. Read on to learn more about this incredible Goodison bundle! From the collection of Laurence Goldstein (1943-2023), a renowned American author, film critic, poet, editor & academician here at the University of Michigan. First Trade Softcover Edition, though not explicated as such on copyright page; First Printing, as indicated by number sequence, thereon. As previously relayed, included in this bundle are two greeting cards & a notecard containing inscriptions and signatures by Goodison to Goldstein. Here at Third Mind Books, we typically type up the inscriptions and accompanying signatures & include them in the body of our curations. Since there are multiple items featuring these distinctions, and some of the inscriptions are lengthy, we instead encourage those viewing this item to consult the photos attached to this listing & read the richly intimate inscriptions (& accompanying signatures) there. Don’t miss out on this chance to procure a standout Goodison collectible with significant association. Book in strong Fine condition with only minute shelf-wear & some light bumping to fine-edges & corners of front, back covers & spine-edge; some light, faintly visible nicks & scuffs present, variously at same; otherwise, clean with interior unmarked. All ephemera (excepting the least valuable article — the folded single sheet printout) in strong Fine condition with only slightest shelf-wear & some light bumping to fine-edges & corners of verso & recto sides; otherwise, generally clean. Folded single sheet printout in Very Good condition with only moderate edge-wear, some light bumping & occasional bump-creasing to recto & verso sides; horizontal, as well as vertical creasing present at select locales throughout; single notation (ostensibly in Goodison’s hand, correcting the attribution re: the year of the artwork) on the top right-hand corner of the printout; otherwise, clean. Fine. [Item #9387]

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