Between the Covers

Hardcover. First edition. Slight age-toning to the edges of the boards, a very good copy lacking the original glassine dustwrapper. Inscribed by Shapiro: "Many thanks for all your help. Karl." Although Shapiro neglected to put in the name of the recipient, it was Phyllis Armstrong, his assistant at the Library of Congress when he served as consultant (an appointment now entitled Poet Laureate of the United States). On page 4 of the printed introduction he notes: "This work could not have been done without the assistance of Miss Phyllis E. Armstrong, who revised the entries, checked and proof-read the quotations, and aided in the search for materials." A nice association copy.

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