Doubleday, Garden City, NY, 1947, 1st ed.  Hard cover, 395 pages.  Introduction by Henry Seidel Canby, Illustrations by Edward A. Wilson.  Green boards with green decoration on front board, gold lettering on darker green section on spine.  A bit of edge and spine end wear, faded water mark at upper spine end; binding sound.  Dust jacket has a few short tears, small loss primarily at upper front spine edge; faded cup mark on front panel, faded water/coffee mark at upper spine end and visible on verso as well; some age spotting.  Book interior clean and unmarked; deckled fore-edge; a bit of soil on top page block; pages lightly tanned.  Black & white and full page colour illustrations.  ‘Here is a book to be treasured, a collection of the finest work of one of America’s outstanding poets, whose work is known and loved by all who read.’ (from front flap)