HIGH WINDOWS

London: Faber and Faber. 1974. Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition, first printing. Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition, first printing. Publisher's original light blue card covers printed in black. An excellent fine copy, the binding square and firm, the covers with just a hint of toning at the extremities. The contents, with a small ink mark to the upper margin of page 33 are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Any of Larkin's major poetry collections are rare in proof state. For this, the poet's final collection, the proof comprises 23 poems over 39 pages. The published version includes one additional poem 'Show Saturday' extending the volume to 42 pages. Perhaps the finest, and certainly the darkest, of Larkin's four collections, the first edition was published on 3rd June 1974 in an edition of 6,142 copies which, according to Charles Monteith, sold out in three weeks, a record, in Faber's experience, for a cased volume of new verse. (Bloomfield A10a, for the first edition, no mention of proof copies). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.