New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946
The inscription written in pencil on front free endpaper reads, 'For cousin Charlie / and Rosamond / with love / from, / Cal'. Cal was Lowell's nickname, short for 'Caligula', Rome's infamous third emperor.
First edition, inscribed by the author; 8vo; vignette to title page, pencil interlinear textual annotations, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, black and white dustjacket printed in yellow and red, jacket a little chipped at edges, overall a very good copy; 69pp.
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