Description
The first edition, first printing of The Love Poems, 1940-1985, inscribed by Harold Norse.
Octavo, 183pp, [1]. Publisher’s pictorial paperback wrappers. No additional printings noted. Appears unread. Newspaper article with handwriting from Norse laid-in, stain resulting on the title page.
Inscribed on the title page: “For Charles Whaley / With all good wishes, Harold Norse / 20 November 1993 / San Francisco.”
A collection of Norse’s love poems spanning more than four decades, published after Carnivorous Saint and before his 1989 memoir Memoirs of a Bastard Angel. The recipient of this copy, Charles Edward Whaley (1928-2025) was a Kentucky journalist and critic whose seven-decade career centered on education, books, theater, and the arts. Whaley worked for The Louisville Courier-Journal for most of his career.
