[STOUT, REX]. VAN DOREN, MARK

Holograph Poem in Tribute to Rex Stout

Undated, presumably 1966. A fifteen line poem in pencil, with erasures, “...To Rex a long good life, and peace within.” Inscribed, partially in ink at the top of the page, “To Rex Stout - on his 80th birthday (I think) (maybe 75th) By Mark Van Doren.” Creased from folding but in excellent condition. Van Doren was a Pulitzer Prize winning poet and a longtime, influential Columbia professor.

[Book #36797P]

Price: $150.00