Spots & Dots. Ezra Pound In Italy. From the Pisan Cantos.
(Venezia: Gianfranco Ivancich, editore, 1970). First trade edition. Gallup B100b. Although not called for, this copy is signed by Pound on the front free endpaper. A photographic portrait of the poet in Italy, accompanying passages from The Pisan Cantos, with an introduction by Pound, notes by Olga Rudge, and answers to questions from Pier Paolo Pasolini and Vanni Ronsisvalle, "all written out by Pound and reproduced both in facsimile of his manuscript and in type." The wraparound band, which gives the limitation, states that this is the "Edizione In Italiano" - it is, in fact, in English. Not to be confused with the common Rizzoli edition of 1978. A fine copy in slightly worn slipcase. 4to, illustrated with photographs by Vittorugo Contino, original pictorial boards, wraparound band, card slipcase.
Price: $1,000.00