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Pasadena, The Flame Press [Ward Ritchie, printed by], 1930.

RARE FIRST EDITION. Although the colophon states 80 copies, this is ONE OF ONLY APPROXIMATELY 15 COPIES bound by Ritchie before the remaining sheets were destroyed due to spelling errors [Broomfield A11a]. Original black paper-covered flexible boards with a star-motif white label printed in black on front; 8 pages (unnumbered save the "II" at head of second page of poem); errata slip correcting one of the spelling errors tipped in at rear, as called for. THIS COPY WITH EXTRA, UNCUT COVER LABEL and errata slip printed together on A single 5 x 4” sheet of P_Miliani Fabriano watermark paper (as called for) laid in. PROVENANCE: typed letter signed by Burton Weiss to Allen Mears on printed letterhead of Serendipity Books conveying a photocopy of a 2-page letter from Ward Ritchie to bookseller Thomas Goldwasser (then employed by Serendipity) with penciled note from Weiss to Mears at top. The book is near fine with light rubbing to edges which -- as noted by Ritchie in his letter to Goldwasser -- most likely occurred during the binding process. TOGETHER WITH THE SCARCE SECOND EDITION printed by Ritchie to correct the spelling errors in the first [Broomfield A11b] -- number 87 of 110 numbered copies bound in small 8vo string-tied, light-blue paperwraps (fine with only a touch of mild creasing to paper covers). All items HOUSED TOGETHER in custom, black cloth-covered clamshell case.

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