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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. Hardcover. Good. First edition, first binding. Papercovered houndstooth-like patterned boards with blue cloth spine lacking the label. Owner gift inscription on front fly, rear hinge starting with small bookstore label on rear pastedown, boards age-toned with partial loss of the spine cloth including the paper label, a good only copy lacking the scarce dust jacket. One of the most important titles of 20th Century poetry. Only 500 copies of the first issue were published. *Connolly 100*.

Harmonium is the first book of poetry by American poet Wallace Stevens, published in 1923. The collection includes many of Stevens' most famous poems such as 'Sunday Morning,' 'Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird,' and 'The Emperor of Ice-Cream.' It is noted for its lush language, imaginative landscapes, and thematic richness.