John Ciardi Collection
Collection 372

SUBGROUP I: Books
Series 8: Books with Essays by John Ciardi

DIALOGUE WITH AN AUDIENCE. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1963. Signed first edition. Scarce. Inscribed:
For Lollie-
with all happy wishes-
John Ciardi

DIALOGUE WITH AN AUDIENCE. Signed copy.

DIALOGUE WITHAN AUDIENCE. First edition. Gift of Judith Ciardi.

MANNER OF SPEAKING. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1972. First edition signed. An important association copy inscribed to Ted and Kay Morrison during Ciardi's last year at Bread Loaf:
for Ted and Kay-
to speak them mannerly
among the good of time
ever as ever
John
Aug. 20, 1972

MANNER OF SPEAKING. Second printing. Signed and inscribed (scarce) on FEP:
For Doc-
old friendship in
absolute (of course) disagreement,
and with, by God, fond
sentiment minus 10%
John

Inscription is to Dr. John D. Clark, second husband of Inga Pratt and after her death, the husband of the bookseller, Carol Burnett-Jones.

MANNER OF SPEAKING. Second printing. Gift of Judith Ciardi or Myra.

MANNER OF SPEAKING. Two additional copies:
1. Second printing.
2. Second printing.

CIARDI HIMSELF: FIFTEEN ESSAYS IN THE READING, WRITING, AND TEACHING OF POETRY. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1989. With a Foreword by Edward Cifelli. Cloth. Posthumously published. Signed by Cifelli as writer of the foreword.

CIARDI HIMSELF. Paperback. First edition. Signed by Cifelli as author of the Foreword. Author's copy supplied by the publisher.