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RICHARDS, MRS. WALDO, SELECTOR Star-Points
Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1921. Full-Leather.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, 0. Edition not stated, possible First. Scuffed leather cover with gilt torch emblem and spine lettering; worn at edges; past owner signed & dated 1947, ffep; pencil markings, various places. Top edge gilt. Contents list, front, alphabetical by title. May contain some dried plant matter from popular custom of the times of pressing plants in books. Editor describes her era in terms of reconstruction "following the awful cataclysm that engulfed the world". Editor based star theme on Emerson message: "Hitch your wagon to a star!" She chose poems by her contemporaries that are points on her star: Joy, Vision, Love, Beauty, Aspiration, plus Faith & Promise. with index 229 pp.. Good/No Jacket.
Offered for US$ 11.99 by: Ageless Pages - Book number: 696
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