London, UK: Agenda and Editions Charitable Trust, 1966. Second printing with revisions and corrections, February 2966. Single issue of this literary magazine. Softcover, 68. pages. Fair to good condition with spine chips, other lgith edgewear, sound binding, contents clean and unmarked. Includes a handwritten note from the editor transmitting this issue to an unnamed party who we know was Marcella Spann [Booth] but is not specified (this was from her estate). . Includes Note from the Editor. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. View More...
London, UK: Agenda and Editions Charitable Trust, 1970. Single issue of this literary magazine. Softcover, 221 pages plus ads. Good to very good condition with light edgewear, sound binding, contents clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. View More...
Orono, ME: National Poetry Foundation, 2000. First edition, first printing, association copy inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. This copy was a gift by the author to Marcella Spann [Booth], who was a Professor of English at the University of Connecticut at the time of publication. Spann started visiting the poet Ezra Pound while a student in mid 1956 when he was incarcerated at St. Elizabeth's hospital, and later became his assistant, travelling with Pound and his family to live in Italy after his release in 1958. Softcover in about fine condition, a few notes in Spann's ha... View More...
Printed in Italy: Addenda, 2012. First edition, limited to 200 copies. In Italian and English. Published for the 40th anniversary of the death of Ezra Pound. The author, Marcella Spann Booth, started visiting Ezra Pound at St. Elizabeth's in mid 1956 and later became his assistant, muse and very close companion, travelling with Pound and his family to live in Italy after his release in 1958. She later became a Professor of English at the University of Connecticut. The author relates the story of how she first met Pound and is an appreciation of his masterwork, the Cantos. Softcover, 30 pages. ... View More...
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1971. First edition, 1971. Bright yellow cloth with dustjacket. Very good condition with firm binding, clean pages, name at top of front free endpaper, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [7.95] and is also very good with only light shelfwear, no chips.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View More...
Rome: Edizioni Di Storia e Letteratura, 1973. In English. Article reprint from Studi Americani, Rome 1973-1974. Includes an inscription on the front cover: For Marcella, this long-awaited (by me) piece on EP - originally read ....in 1970 at Catholic U. Signature is not legible. Marcella is Marcella Spann Booth, who started visiting Ezra Pound in mid 1956 when he was incarcerated at St. Elizabeth's hospital, and later became his assistant, muse and very close companion, travelling with Pound and his family to live in Italy after his release in 1958. Softcover, about 20 pages. Light yellowing to... View More...
New York: Persea Books, 1985. Stated first printing, 1985. Softcover, 177 pages. Good used condition with some rubbing to the extremities, sound text block, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. View More...
London: Anvil Press Poetry, 2001. Revised edition, 2001, first published 1985. Inscribed by the author, For Marcella with love from William Cookson, 21st December 2000. Marcella refers to Marcella Spann Booth. Marcella Spann started visiting Ezra Pound in mid 1956 when he was incarcerated at St. Elizabeth's hospital, and later became his assistant, travelling with Pound and his family to live in Italy after his release in 1958. She later became a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Connecticut. Softcover, in very good condition with a subtle bumping to the upper corner,... View More...
New York: Oxford University Press, 1964. First edition, 1964. This copy belonged to Marcella Spann, who started visiting Ezra Pound in mid 1956 when he was incarcerated at St. Elizabeth's hospital, and later became his assistant, muse and very close companion, travelling with Pound and his family to live in Italy after his release in 1958. She later became a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Connecticut. Light gray cloth with dustjacket. Some light edge rubbing, good hinges, sound text block, pages clean with Spann's name at the top of the front free endpaper and a ha... View More...
Orono, ME: National Poetry Foundation, 1994. First edition, 1994. Light yellow cloth, no dustjacket as issued. Very good condition, firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. View More...
Arroyo Seco, NM: Palisade Press, 2010. Second printing, 2010. Poetry by the granddaughter of Ezra Pound through his mistress, Olga Rudge. Personalized inscription to Marcella [Spann Booth], signed Patrizia. Marcella Spann was well acquainted with Rudge, beginning when she started visiting Ezra Pound in mid 1956 while he was incarcerated at St. Elizabeth's hospital in Washington, DC. She later became his assistant, muse and very close companion, travelling with Pound to live with both his wife and Rudge in Italy after his release in 1958. She later became a Professor in the Department of Englis... View More...
Rimini, Italy: Raffaeli Editore, 2007. Fiirst edition, 2007. In Italian and English. Poetry by the granddaughter of Ezra Pound through his mistress, Olga Rudge. Personalized inscription to Marcella [Spann Booth], signed Patrizia. Marcella Spann was well acquainted with Rudge, beginning when she started visiting Ezra Pound in mid 1956 while he was incarcerated at St. Elizabeth's hospital in Washington, DC. She later became his assistant, muse and very close companion, travelling with Pound to live with both his wife and Rudge in Italy after his release in 1958. She later became a Professor in t... View More...
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1963. First edition, 1963. Red cloth with dustjacket. Very good condition with firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and has modest edgewear, no chips.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View More...
Orono, ME: National Poetry Foundation, 1979. First edition, 1979, limited to 400 copies. Illustrated with facimiles of Pound's manuscripts. Dark green cloth with dustjacket. Near fine with tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is very good with minor edgewear, no chips or tears.. First, Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View More...
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1983. First edition, first printing, 1983. Red cloth with dustjacket. About fine condition with firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is in very good condition with light corner rubbing, no chips.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View More...
Miami, Florida: University of Miami Press, 1969. Second printing, 1969 (first published 1958). Book was purchased from the estate of Marcella Spann Booth, with some of her notes and underlines but without her name written in the book. Spann started visiting Ezra Pound in mid 1956 when he was incarcerated at St. Elizabeth's hospital, and later became his assistant, muse and very close companion, travelling with Pound and his family to live in Italy after his release in 1958. She later became a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Connecticut. Black cloth with dustjacket. ... View More...
New York: New Directions, 1964. Twelfth printing. Anthology of important poetry as selected by Pound and his assistant during the late 1950s, Marcella Spann. Softcover with some very minor shelf rubbing, otherwise looks new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. View More...
New York: New Directions Publishing Company, 1996. First edition, 1983. Softcover in very good condition with pencil underlines and scholarly notes in the introduction section only, no names or other markings. Although her name is not written in the book, the book and notes belonged to Pound's former assistant and later English professor Marcella Spann Booth, and offer some additional insights into the poetry.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. View More...
New York: Haskell House Publishers, 1974. 1974 printing, originally published in 1961. Scholarly analysis of Pound's incorporation of Dante's concepts in the Cantos. Green cloth, 18 pages. Very good wtih minimal wear, tight binding, clean pages with no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. View More...
Orono, ME: Paideuma; National Poetry Foundation, 1984. Softcover, about 150 pages. Includes an account of Ezrology: Class of '57 by one of its members, Marcella Spann [Booth]. Spann started visiting the poet Ezra Pound in mid 1956 when he was incarcerated at St. Elizabeth's hospital, and later became his assistant, travelling with Pound and his family to live in Italy after his release in 1958. Generally good condition with cover soil and wear, text block sound, pages clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. View More...