VINTAGE WALLACE STEVENS SET: Dual 1945 Knopf Editions (100% Unclipped Dust Jacke For Sale

VINTAGE WALLACE STEVENS SET: Dual 1945 Knopf Editions (100% Unclipped Dust Jackets)Up for sale is a beautifully matched pair of mid-century volumes by modernist poetry legend Wallace Stevens. Both books were printed just two months apart in 1945 under strict U.S. government WWII paper rationing rules.Crucially, both original dust jackets are completely unclipped with the original $2.00 prices intact—a rarity for fragile wartime paper stocks!What’s Included:

1. The Man with the Blue Guitar & Other Poems (July 1945)
   • \"Reset and Reprinted\" Edition.
   • Features the scarce, updated late-1945 \"Borzoi Books\" catalog rear panel.
2. Parts of a World (May 1945)
   • Verified Second Printing.
   • Features the historic U.S. Government War Production Board Compliance Notice and the \"To the Purchaser\" wartime conservation note signed by Alfred A. Knopf.

Condition Summary:

• Jackets: Very Good. Structurally whole, flat, and untrimmed. They show uniform vintage toning and light spine dust soiling typical of 1945 porous paper stocks, but no major chips or tape.
• Pages: Clean, tight, and completely free of writing or marks.

Collector Appeal:This isn\'t just great poetry—it’s a physical footprint of history. This pair perfectly demonstrates how global wartime rationing directly altered the paper, size, and layout of 20th-century literature. A ready-made centerpiece for any modernist library.