REDGROVE'S WIFE

First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author. Original illustrated card wrappers. A fine copy, tight and square, without marks or blemishes. A lovely copy.

Signed, lined, and inscribed by the author "... seven footsteps bring me back to my senses [a line drawn from the poem "My Book", p. 58] / — for dear Pat — / remembering a lovely visit & looking forward to seeing you in Spain, and then in York 08! Love from Penny X". A volume whose focus is the life and death of the poet's husband (and fellow poet), Peter Redgrove. Provenance: from the library of the multi-award winning poet Pat Borthwick.