Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Buy This Rare Edition of THE BATTLEFIELD WHERE THE MOON SAYS I LOVE YOU


Seattle, WA & Fayetteville, Arkansas: Mill Mountain Press / Lost Roads, No. 7-12, 1977.  First Edition. Softcover.  Very Good +.

First Printing. A Very Good+ 
copy of Stanford's magnum opus,
published the year before he committed suicide.
A 542-page stream-of-consciousness poem,
written in one sentence. This copy has a section
torn from the half-title page, as if to write a note
to Stanford himself! But it is gently read.

(Oh, that all our spines would be
gently read as this copy of Stanford's magnum opus!)

The spine has vertical creases and there is something crossed
out in marker on the inside rear cover,
but overall (and despite the flaws)
the book is in very clean, collectible condition.

A cult
favorite
among poets and slowly
gaining broader recognition after the 2000 reprinting.
This book is quite scarce and rarely comes
(or stays)
on the market.
Additional photos available upon request.

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