MacLEISH, Archibald

The Fall of the City. A Verse Play for Radio

London, Boriswood, (1937). First British Edition. Hardcover. Foreword by the author. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Lovely copy Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020286

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Greenfield Community College Presents the Archibald Macleish Symposium. May 7-8, 1982. 90 Years. A Memorial Tribute

Greenfield, MA, Greenfield Community College, 1982. First Edition. Softcover. Printed stiff wraps (6-1/2" x 10"); 4 pages plus covers. Laid in is a one-sheet program for the college's production of MacLeish's AIR RAID. Speakers included Donald Hall and William Heyen. Fine Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020335

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MacLEISH, Archibald

The Love of This Land

(New York), (Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith), (1953). First Edition. Softcover. Printed wraps; 12 pages including covers. Keynote Address Delivered on 21 November 1953 at the Opening Session of the Freedom Forum, Marking the 40th Anniversary of Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. Near Fine Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020291

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Martha Hillard Macleish

Poughkeepsie, NY, Vassar College, 1960. First Edition. Broadside. Large (10-1/4" x 14") broadside on heavy paper printed in black and red. A tribute to Archibald MacLeish's mother, once president of Rockford College in Illinois. Uncommon, not to be confused with the rather common 1949 biography with the same title. Light crease to bottom corners. Fine Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020358

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MacLEISH, Archibald

J.B. A Play in Verse

[Boston], Houghton Mifflin Company, 1957. First Edition. Softcover. Tall (11") Uncorrected Proof in green wraps with a large white title label pasted on the front cover printed in black and stamped "UNCORRECTED PROOFS" in red, with a white plastic spiral comb spine. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as a Tony Award. Several pages with ink notes by an unidentified reviewer. Light soiling to covers, some ink notes. Very Good or better Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020303

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MacLEISH, Archibald

J.B. A Play in Verse

London, Secker & Warburg, 91958. First British Edition. Hardcover. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as a Tony Award. Toning to endpapers otherwise a very bright, Fine copy in a Near Fine dustwrapper Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020317

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Poetry. A Magazine of Verse. Volume XXXIII, Number IV

Chicago, Poetry, (1928). First Edition. Softcover. The January 1929 issue in green wraps, containing "Published Correspondence," a three-part poem by Archibald MacLeish. Also with reviews of new books by Edna St. Vincent Millay and Carl Sandburg. A previous owner has neatly covered the book in glassine which we've elected to keep on it. Fine Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020296

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MacLEISH, Archibald

Poetry and Opinion. The Pisan Cantos of Ezra Pound. A Dialog on the Role of Poetry

Urbana, IL, The University of Illinois Press, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth; [x], 52 pages; die-cut title page. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with small chips and tears Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020306

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MacLEISH, Archibald

The Pot of Earth

Boston & New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth-backed gold foil decorated boards. One of only 100 copies. Near Fine, lacking the dustwrapper Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020311

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MacLEISH, Archibald

Prophets of Doom

Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, (1941). First Edition. Softcover. Printed wraps; 20 pages including covers. Text of a commencement address delivered at University of Pennsylvania on 11 June 11 1941. Near Fine Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020292

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MacLEISH, Archibald

Remarks at the Dedication of the Wallace Library Fitchburg/Massachusetts June 3rd/1967

Worcester (MA), Achille J. St. Onge, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. A miniature book (2-1/8" x 2-7/8") in full navy leather with a facsimile of the author's signature gilt-stamped on the front cover, all edges gilt; 63, [1] pages. One of 1250 copies with a frontispiece portrait of the author tipped in. Small stain on front cover. Near Fine Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020333

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MacLEISH, Archibald

Riders on the Earth

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Uncorrected Proof in tall printed orange wraps of this collection of essays. A previous owner has neatly covered the book in glassine which we've elected to keep on it. Fine Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020295

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The Venetian Grave

(Conway, MA), (1973). First Edition. Softcover. Large (11-1/8" x 15") single sheet of thick deckle-edged paper folded to make 4 pages containing an essay on Ezra Pound by MacLeish. Fine Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020359

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MacLEISH, Archibald

What Do We Mean by Victory?

New York, Free World, Inc. [1943]. First Edition. Softcover. Printed stapled wraps (3-5/8" x 7-1/8"); 16 pages not including covers. First Separate Printing of an article from the October 1943 issue of FREE WORLD. Near Fine Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020976

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The Yale Literary Magazine Conducted by the Students of Yale University

New Haven, CT, The Editors, 1912 - 1914. First Edition. Softcover. Four issues in wraps including Volume LXXVII, No. VII, Volume LXXVIII, Nos. III and VIII, and Volume LXXIX, No. 5, with three poems and two pieces of fiction by Archibald MacLeish, his earliest appearances in print. The two stories are of particular interest. MacLeish wrote a total of eight stories for the magazine. He never published any prose fiction again. Light wear. Near Fine Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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Book number: 020300

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