A Note on Briggflatts [Cid Corman's copy]
Durham: Basil Bunting Poetry Archive, 1989. First Edition. No. 62 of 300 "gift" copies, from a total edition of 1000. This copy presented to poet Cid Corman, with Corman's ink inscription on front flap: "Cid Corman / 2nd April 1989, gift of Peter Makin." Slim square octavo; pictorial card wrappers, [8]pp. Mild wear and dusting, still Near Fine. With Corman's marginalia throughout, including one brief written comment. Publishes a brief commentary by Bunting – the only such written statement he ever prroduced – on his most famous work, the 1966 autobiographical long poem "Briggflatts." With an even briefer afterword by Richard Caddell.
Price: $50.00