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This is my beloved / by Walter Benton.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection AC9 B4468 943t 1945
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benton, Walter, 1907-1976.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, 43 pages, 5 unnumbered pages ; 25 cm
- Manufacture:
- Norwood, Massachusetts.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. Composed, printed, and bound by The Plimpton Press)
- Notes:
- The author's first volume of poetry.
- Preliminary p. [2] has "American Poetry 1945. These are Borzoi Books published in New York by Alfred A. Knopf" with a list of 8 titles.
- With half-title.
- T.p. printed in orange and black.
- "Published February 1, 1943. Reprinted ten times. Twelfth printing, May 1945."
- "This book has been produced in full compliance with all government regulations for the conservation of paper, metal, and other essential materials."
- "This book was set on the Linotype in Bodoni Book, a printing-type so called after Giambattista Bodoni ... Bodoni Book as produced by the Linotype company is not a copy of any one of Bodoni's fonts, but is a composite, modern version of the Bodoni manner ... Typographic and binding design are by W. A. Dwiggins."
- "A Borzoi Book."
- Grey boards with red lettering on spine and design on front cover.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy has dust-jacket retained.
- Culture Class Collection copy inscribed "To Ruth" from "Bill".
- OCLC:
- 396961
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