Poems. Chicago: The Yellow Press 1976. First Edition. Inscribed "For Marion/ who vamped/ me shamelessly in/ Essex & then backed off/ Love,/ Edmund J. Berrigan Jr." on the half-title page. Highly unusual way of signing for Berrigan. The inscribee - Marion Farrier - and Berrigan became friends in 1973 when Berrigan moved to England to teach at the University of Essex (where he replaced Robert Lowell). A warm and typically playful inscription, noteworthy for the uncommon use of his full name (usually only "Ted"). Softcover issue. (Aaron Fischer's Berrigan Checklist on p. 50 says there were 1500 to 2,000 copies of this issue and 200 of the hardcover). Nice association copy of an important collection. Illustrated wrappers. Minor stain front cover else near-fine overall.

Price: $225.00