{"product_id":"robert-gravess-handwritten-poems-in-signed-limited-edition","title":"Robert Graves's Handwritten Poems in Signed Limited Edition","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"13iuyr\" data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"407\"\u003eOne of 1,000 Copies Signed by Graves and Reproduced from His Own Manuscripts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"791\"\u003eGRAVES, Robert. \u003cem data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"448\"\u003eLove Respect Again.\u003c\/em\u003e New York: Doubleday \u0026amp; Company, 1969. First American edition. One of 1,000 numbered copies signed by Robert Graves, this copy numbered 611. The poems and much of the preliminary matter reproduced directly from the author's handwritten manuscripts and accompanied by illustrations by Aemilia Laracuen. Publisher's original illustrated boards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"1086\"\u003eRobert Graves belonged to that rare class of twentieth-century writers for whom poetry was not merely a literary occupation but a governing principle of life. Best known to many readers for \u003cem data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"996\"\u003eI, Claudius\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1020\"\u003eThe White Goddess\u003c\/em\u003e, Graves remained throughout his career first and foremost a poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1532\"\u003ePublished in 1969, \u003cem data-start=\"1107\" data-end=\"1127\"\u003eLove Respect Again\u003c\/em\u003e offers an unusually intimate encounter with that poetic practice. Rather than presenting the poems in conventional typography, the volume reproduces them directly from Graves's own manuscripts. The reader therefore encounters not only the poems themselves but the visual evidence of their creation: the movement of the hand, the spacing of the lines, and the distinctive character of the author's script.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"5cgnlx\" data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1552\"\u003eThe Poet's Hand\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1554\" data-end=\"1667\"\u003eMost printed poetry inevitably creates distance between writer and reader. Manuscript facsimiles do the opposite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1978\"\u003eThe poems in \u003cem data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1702\"\u003eLove Respect Again\u003c\/em\u003e were handwritten specifically for this project and reproduced lithographically from the original manuscripts. The result occupies an intriguing space between book and manuscript, preserving something of the immediacy that is usually lost in the transition from page to print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1980\" data-end=\"2128\"\u003eFor collectors of modern literature, the volume offers a rare opportunity to encounter Graves not only as poet but as working craftsman of language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"3fq6nq\" data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2153\"\u003eLove and Late Graves\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2155\" data-end=\"2432\"\u003eBy the time this volume appeared, Graves had established himself as one of the defining literary voices of the twentieth century. His work moved effortlessly between poetry, mythology, criticism, history, and fiction, yet certain themes remained constant throughout his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2502\"\u003eAmong them was the relationship between love and poetic inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2504\" data-end=\"2806\"\u003eFrom his earliest poems to the mythic speculations of \u003cem data-start=\"2558\" data-end=\"2577\"\u003eThe White Goddess\u003c\/em\u003e, Graves repeatedly returned to love as both creative force and mystery. \u003cem data-start=\"2650\" data-end=\"2670\"\u003eLove Respect Again\u003c\/em\u003e belongs to this late phase of his career, when many of these lifelong concerns were distilled into a more personal and reflective form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"94fzxt\" data-start=\"2808\" data-end=\"2823\"\u003eIllustration\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2825\" data-end=\"3096\"\u003eThe manuscript poems are accompanied by lithographically reproduced illustrations by Aemilia Laracuen. Her expressive black-and-white drawings complement the handwritten texts and contribute to the book's distinctive character as both poetry collection and artist's book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3098\" data-end=\"3209\"\u003eThe original illustrated boards continue this visual dialogue and give the volume a striking physical presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"3211\" data-end=\"3223\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3225\" data-end=\"3496\"\u003eA clean and well-preserved copy in the publisher's original illustrated boards. Signed limitation page present. Light signs of age and handling only. Internally fresh and attractive throughout, with the manuscript facsimiles and illustrations particularly well preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atelier Zweig Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46900196606140,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/1285\/3436\/files\/s-l1600_5.webp?v=1780612616","url":"https:\/\/atelierzweig.com\/products\/robert-gravess-handwritten-poems-in-signed-limited-edition","provider":"Atelier Zweig Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}