POEMS FOR THE NEW CENTURY

New York: New York Public Library/ Aralia Press, 1996. First Edition. Folded sheets in a clamshell box, paper cover label; large 8vo. One of 210 copies, commissioned to celebrate the NYPL's centenary. Inscribed in 1997 by Rodney Phillips, the Berg curator who provides the introduction.  The ten poets are Cooper Esteban, Nick Flynn, Caroline Fraser, Deborah Garrison, H. L. Hix, Timothy Liu, Gabriella Mirollo, Gerg (sic) Williams, David Woo, and Cynthia Zarin. Beautifully printed from Lutetia and Romulus Open types in black, with individual titles in varied colors. Fine. (Inventory #: 66452)