A
THE VIKING PRESS
announces
a major publishing event
The NewYorker
Book of Poems
Selected by
the Editors of
The New Yorker
The finest poetry that has appeared in
The New Yorker
since its
beginning, in 1925, is collected for the first time. Some nine hundred
poems by more th;ln three hundred poets represent to an uncommon
degree the poetiC trends and tastes of nearly half a century. Almost
all recognized contemporary American and English poets have been
included, and also many whose work here appears in a book for the
first time, plus several writers not known primarily as poets, and a
number of foreign poets.
6Vs" x
9Y<1";
864 pages; indexed
SPECIAL OFFER:
A limited number of copies has been reserved for readers of
this magazine at the prepublication price of $10.00. (The
retail price is now $12.50). These may be ordered direct
from The Viking Press, 625 Madison Avenue, New York,
N.Y. 10022. Enclose payment at $10.00 per copy, post–
paid, and use the code designation PR-270.
