Four Poems for Christmas [Ghazal for Christmas]

Fremont, MI: Sumac Press, 1969. Brown portfolio with black titling [35 x 28 cm], containing four poems on signed broadsides, hand printed by Sequoia Press [25 x 33 cm]. They include the first printed appearance of Harrison's "Ghazal for Christmas" (later appearing as the first poem in Outliers and Ghazals), "Is There Anything?" by Tate, Gerber's "If You and I Were Buried in the Sea," and "Glacial Wine" by Reed. [Orr and Torrey, A5.a]Portfolio has one dogged ear, the four broadsides are fine. Only 25 copies of this collection were printed, making it an extremely rare addition to any Harrison fan's library. This copy comes from the estate of Pat Paton, (truncated) who hired Jim to haul mortar in Kingsley, Michigan, in the mid-1960s; they became life-long friends. (Inventory #: 36464)