(1st Ed.) VR Lang: Poems & Plays With A Memoir by Alison Lurie. Edward Gorey
$ 237.6
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(1st Ed.) VR Lang: Poems & Plays With A Memoir by Alison Lurie. Edward Gorey. First edition of this incredibly scarce book, a posthumous compilation of works by the poet and playwright V.R. (Violet Ranney) "Bunny" Lang, who was a friend of Frank O'Hara and Gregory Corso. She died in her 30's of Hodgkin's Disease, and this book is the third book of her work, combining the contents of the previous two. Novelist Alison Lurie wrote the additional text, and famed illustrator Edward Gorey provided drawings for each section of the book. First edition of this incredibly scarce book, a posthumous compilation of works by the poet and playwright V.R. (Violet Ranney) "Bunny" Lang, who was a friend of Frank O'Hara and Gregory Corso. She died in her 30's of Hodgkin's Disease, and this book is the third book of her work, combining the contents of the previous two. Novelist Alison Lurie wrote the additional text, and famed illustrator Edward Gorey provided drawings for each section of the book.
