Description
Columbia University commencement program from June 5, 1952, signed by the honorary doctorate degree recipient, Wallace Stevens.
Octavo, 40pp. Original paper wraps, bound at the center with two staples. Faint dampstain along fore edge of the front few leaves, no impact to text block. Faint soiling to rear cover.
Signed by author Wallace Stevens on the title page.
Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) was an American modernist poet known for his complex and philosophical verse. He was recognized at the 1952 Columbia University Commencement with an Honorary Doctor of Letters alongside historian Daniel Mornet. Stevens later received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1955.
