A group of approximately 20 books by Snyder from the library of poet Clayton Eshleman, most of them inscribed by Snyder to Eshleman, some of them bearing Eshleman's sometimes extensive markings in the margins of the text. Also included are a few ephemeral items, including an announcement for a reading by Snyder at the school where Eshleman taught and an announcement of a joint reading by Eshleman and Snyder in Paris. The books span the years 1967 (A Further Range, inscribed to Eshleman and with Eshleman's 1967 ownership signature) to 2002 (a French edition of Mountains and Rivers Without End, inscribed to Eshleman with a snapshot of Snyder laid in). The two poets have shared a long history and friendship, much of which derives from their respective interests in ethnopoetics. An important grouping of material that has formed part of what Eshleman called his "core library." A detailed list is available. [#028074] $4,000

All books are first printings of first editions or first American editions unless otherwise noted.

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