This is my letter to the world,
That never wrote to me,—
The simple news that Nature told,
With tender majesty.
Her message is committed
To hands I cannot see;
For love of her, sweet countrymen,
Judge tenderly of me!
Selected Poems, Emily Dickinson (1830–1886), includes more than sixty verses, plus an index of first lines and colophon. Thematically organized by “Life,” “Love,” “Nature,” and “Time & Eternity,” the selection of poems follows the original three-volume series of Dickinson collected verses first published between 1890 and 1896. Text is set in Bembo and Cal Roman Capitals, with delicate neoclassical fleurons ornamenting the pages and endpapers. This Stonework Editions book is printed on Mohawk Superfine Text, an acid-free paper manufactured in the United States, and has a satin ribbon bookmark, hand-sewn linen binding, and Japanese book-cloth cover. Limited to fifty numbered copies.

5.25 x 8.5 in
96 pages
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