New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. . First edition, inscribed by the author; 8vo; vignette to title page, pencil interlinear textual annotations, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, black and white dustjacket printed in yellow and red, jacket a little chipped at edges, overall a very good copy; 69pp.
Inscribed first edition. Lord Weary's Castle, Robert Lowell's second book of poetry, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1947 when Lowell was only thirty.

The inscription written in pencil on front free endpaper reads, 'For cousin Charlie / and Rosamond / with love / from, / Cal'. Cal was Lowell's nickname, short for 'Caligula', Rome's infamous third emperor.

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Bookseller: Shapero Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 106598
Title: Lord Weary's Castle.
Author: LOWELL, Robert
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946.

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