A collection of twenty-five books by John Ashbery, each inscribed by the poet to Pierre Martory

Pierre Martory [1920-1998] was a French poet and novelist, who made a career as the drama and music critic for Paris-Match. Ashbery met Martory in 1956, when he was in France on a Fulbright Fellowship, and the two writers lived together for nine years until 1965 when Ashbery returned to the USA. Ashbery dedicated two of his own books of poetry to Martory, including The Tennis Court Oath (1962) and Flow Chart (1991), and translated a number of Martory's works, including Every Question But One (1990), The Landscape is behind the Door 1994) and The Landscapist (2008). A detailed list is available. (Inventory #: 23345)