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[JOHNSTON, Paul, edits and designs]; Genevieve Taggard, Robert Frost, Vachel Lindsay, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Louis Untermeyer, Alfred Kreymborg, HD, Elinor Wylie, Theodore Dreiser, William Rose Benet, Conrad Aiken, Witter Bynner - The Poetry Quartos, Twelve Brochures Each Containing a New Poem by an American Poet Comprising: Monologue for Mothers, the Lovely Shall Be Choosers, Rigamarole, Rigamarole, the Prodigal Son, Adirondack Cycle, Body and Stone, Red Roses for Bronze, Birthday Sonnet, the Aspirant, Sagacity, Prelude, Roots

New York, Random House, 1929. Limited Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. One of 475 sets of twelve royal octavo chapbooks, designed, illustrated, and printed by Paul Johnston, each being the first appearance of a poem by a contemporary American. (253 x 158mm) [4]pp. Original variously colored handmade string-bound wrappers, front covers with contrasting color vignettes and black lettering, fore- and bottom edges untrimmed; all collected in original yellow stiff paper chemise lettered in black and inserted into publisher's black card slipcase decorated with yellow figures. Virtually pristine, with only minor, nearly imperceptible restoration to chemise and slipcase. Clymer & Green, p. 50. Crane A12. Comprising poems by Genevieve Taggard ("Monologue for Mothers"), Robert Frost ("The Lovely Shall be Choosers"), Vachel Lindsay ("Rigamarole, Rigamarole"), Edwin Arlington Robinson ("The Prodigal Son"), Louis Untermeyer ("Adirondack Cycle"), Alfred Kreymborg ("Body and Stone"), H. D. ("Red Roses for Bronze"), Elinor Wylie ("Birthday Sonnet"), Theodore Dreiser ("The Aspirant"), William Rose Benét ("Sagacity"), Conrad Aiken ("Prelude"), and Witter Bynner ("Roots"). N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable polypropylene sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.) The Poetry Quartos, 12 brochures in folder: Paul Johnston. Fine .
USD 424.00 [Appr.: EURO 391.25 | £UK 333.25 | JP¥ 66379] Booknumber: BB1890

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