The Complete Poetry of Samuel Hoffenstein by Hoffenstein, Samuel - 1954

NY: Modern Library, 1954. Stated 'First Modern Library Edition' ; dj w/lite chipping, long closed tear on back panel;unclipped price, in mylar; red Blumenthal binding w/gilt titles on black; Rockwell Kent end papers; owner's insc. (#275 in series, lists to 370 titles on dj reverse). 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12 vo.

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Stated First Modern Library edition, 1954 (confirmed). Hollywood screenwriter Sam Hoffenstein produced three collections of poetry, all of which are presented in this Modern Library edition. His verse tended toward the humorous, and often he seemed to seek the worst possible outcome of a given situation, as in his "Poems Intended to Incite the Utmost Depression." Volume wrapped in dust jacket with color drawing of a city skyline by Paul Galdone. --- In Toledano spine 8 / rust cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i / verso advertises 370 titles in ML catalog. ML #225.2. --- An excellent copy: clean, and tightly-bound but with mild dulling to cover & spine gilding. Price-clipped dust jacket with chipping & small tears along top edge, but remaining bright and intact; protected in… Read More

Modern Library, 1954T. hardcover. Very Good. 2.0305 cent in x 18.0203 cent in x 12.4365 cent in. Scarce Modern Library edition 1954 on brown cloth

New York: The Modern Library, 1954. First ML Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Duodecimo. Paul Galdone dj art. Stated 'First Modern Library Edition' with 370 titles on verso of jacket. Book is fine and unmarked, with the vintage bookplate of Judaica collector and scholar Harold Trefethen. Jacket is price clipped but else near fine, clean and bright, with mild rubbing to corners, and protected by an archival Mylar cover. An attractive copy of a very scarce Modern Library title.