Author: SANTAYANA, George Title: Sonnets and Other Verses
Description: New York, Duffield & Company, 1906. Hardcover. 16mo. Green cloth with ivory spine lettering. 97pp. Very good. Spine lettering largely rubbed off, else tight and internally near fine. Attractive reprint of the first book (1894) from the prolific pen of the Spanish-American poet/essayist/novelist remembered today mainly as philosopher. From the collection of Adlai E. Stevenson III (1930-2021), U.S. Senator from Illinois, and quite likely before him of his poetry-loving mother, Ellen Borden Stevenson (1907-72, a celebrated debutante and socialite who married future Illinois governor and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Adlai E. Stevenson II in 1928; their divorce in 1949 while he held office raised eyebrows. .
Keywords: Poetry
Price: US$ 50.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 47558
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