The Luke poems by Paul Carroll - 1971

Chicago: Big Table Books, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. R. Crumb. A series of poems, written between April and October 1970, celebrate the birth of the poet's first child Luke. The book opens in the Brancusi exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, and the poems continue to happen throughout the summer in various Chicago area locations including the poet's home on Mohawk Street. This is a happy book. Front cover illustrations by R. Crumb. Illustrated. 60 pages.

Chicago: Big Table Publishing Company, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 60p. INSCRIBED BY THE POET. A hardcover book in fine condition with a near-fine dustjacket. The book is clean and tight. The jacket is fully intact, but has a sunfaded spine. Inscribed on the half-title page by Carroll to Norman Pellegrini, who was the program director for WFMT, Chicago's classical music radio station.