A103.1 A NEW POEM [1963]

First edition:

A NEW POEM BY ROBERT GRAVES | WITH BEST WISHES | FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS | FROM DOUBLEDAY

Collation: 2 leaves in a single fold.

p.[1] title-page; p. [2] THE BIRD OF PARADISE; p.[3] illustration by Leonard Baskin; p.[4] copyright, illustrator and printer’s notices.

19.6 × 13.7 cm. Bulk: 0.06 cm. White wove paper printed in black.

Price: Not for sale; given by Doubleday as Christmas card. Number of copies unknown. Published December 1963.

Notes: This is the first printing of ‘The Bird of Paradise.’ The illustration is by Leonard Baskin.