{"product_id":"the-sorrow-dance-denise-levertov-1st-edition","title":"The Sorrow Dance, Denise Levertov — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003ePublication: \u003c\/b\u003eLondon, Jonathan Cape, 1968\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eFormatting: \u003c\/b\u003e8vo, pp. 96.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eCondition Report: \u003c\/b\u003eNear Fine. The original publisher’s hardcover binding is exceptionally well-preserved, remaining structurally tight and square with no leaning whatsoever. The outer boards show only the faintest hints of handling, and the hinges are entirely firm. Internally, the text block is bright and unblemished, free from foxing or significant reading marks, maintaining a crisp page edges. The dust jacket is similarly smart and striking, showing merely trivial rubbing to the spine tail and extreme corners, but completely avoiding any major chipping, tears, or fading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eCatalogue Note: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst English Edition of Denise Levertov’s profound and politically charged poetry collection, following the initial United States publication by New Directions the previous year. \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"192\" data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eThe Sorrow Dance\u003c\/i\u003e represents a critical pivot in Levertov’s body of work, famously encompassing both deeply personal elegies dedicated to her sister, Olga, and searing anti-war meditations reflecting the growing turmoil of the Vietnam War era. Copies of this printing, particularly those that have survived in such tight and bright condition with an exceptionally clean dust jacket, are becoming increasingly scarce for collectors of 1960s avant-garde and political poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eThe Sorrow Dance\u003c\/i\u003e captures Denise Levertov at the height of her poetic power, masterfully blending the personal with the political. Driven by the recent death of her sister and the escalating devastation of the Vietnam War, Levertov crafts verses that are both tender and fiercely indignant. Through sharp imagery and profound empathy, she explores the landscape of grief, the moral imperative of witness, and the enduring quest for peace in a fractured world, cementing her legacy as one of the twentieth century's most essential voices.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53977551929683,"sku":"4189-RM-F-VG-37","price":32.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260605_155304.jpg?v=1781172986","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-sorrow-dance-denise-levertov-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}