Saramatische Zeit; Gedichte
Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, n.d. (1961). First Edition. Small 8vo, 86pp; illustrated boards. A few minor spots to endsheets; boards rubbed, and with some evident wear to the hinges, still sound and bright. Item #206066
The poet's first book, inscribed -- though not signed -- by Bobrowski: "zum bleibenden Gedächtnis" beneath an ink drawing of a standing figure that occupies the entire upper left quadrant of the title page. The unnamed recipient was the poet Christopher Middleton, the pre-eminent English translator from German of his generation.
Price: $350.00
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