Search Results: Poetry - Adult from Deja Vu Books

Dodd, Mead and Company, 1922. Red hardcover binding has embossed decoration on front, spine faded, corners bumped, hinges good, interior clean and bright. There is the beginning of a hinge crack at page 53. 129 pages of wonderful poetry.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket.

Oregon, IL: Self-Published, 1952. Red velvet softcover binding covered by blue velvet softcover with decoration of a man and woman in Spanish dress dancing in front of a moon. There is water damage to inside of covers that bleeds into bottom inside edges of pages, although only bleeds up about an inch or so and does not affect text on pages. 54 pages of poetry with some explanations. Burchell was well known in the town of Oregon IL, and wrote several books along with lyrics and music.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Spiral-bound Softcover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1954. Red hardcover cloth binding has library spine sticker, front pocket intact, usual stamps and marks. Some sun fading to top of spine, a bit of rubbing on edges, but binding overall clean and tight. Ffep removed, interior text clean. 190 pages with a dustjacket flap glued inside on back endpaper.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Oxford at The Clarendon Press, 1890. Maroon flexible hardcover binding has minor soiling, rubbed corners. Foxing to interior, front hinge just starting to crack. Binding solidly intact. Bookplate on ffep stating original price and price if cash is paid with conditions of return, 302 pages with glossary.. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket.

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1895. Blue-green hardcover cloth binding has spine sticker, clear tape on top of spine, bumped corners, rubbing, ffep removed, front pocket removed from fep, inside back hinge starting to split top couple of inches. Stamp on title page marked out, else clean and tight interior with beautifully delicate illustrations atop each poem. Originally published in 1892 by McClurg and Co. 149 pages. Some smudges inside, a good reading copy of a wonderful collection of poetry. Contents lists titles of each poem with initials after it to indicate if it was Eugene or Roswell Martin writing it.. Illus. by Garrett, Mr. Edmund H.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st This Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1928. Dark blue hardcover binding with guilt title - uniform with other books of verse by this author/publisher. Clean square and tight. Dustjacket has some chips and rubbing along edges - small pieces missing top and bottom of spine. 185 pages plus index of first lines. $1000 prize title for the author's 9th book was won by Rev. M.S. Rice, a pastor at the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church of Detroit. Dr. Rice's letter which accompanied his title suggestion read: Harbor Lights of Home because Edgar Guest, in his verse, has set more safe signals for the home, in these home-needy days of ours, than any other writer among us.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. Dark blue hardcover binding with gilt decoration clean square and tight. A little rubbing on front illustrated endpapers, else interior clean and tight. 118 pages. DJ p rice-clipped, light soiling with a few closed tears and chips. A charming book of light verse with a comic spirit.. Illus. by Morrow, George. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

New York: Macmillan Company, 1927. Light blue hardcover cloth binding with yellow decoration and blind imprint on front cover has some soiling, square and tight with light wear at corners. Hinges good and tight. 1929 gift note ffep, yellowing pages. This book was the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. 91 pages.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket.

Pynson Printers, 1934. Blue hardcover cloth binidng with silver titles light soiling, square and tight. 1937 gift note ffep. one of 300 copies published after Quarles death in 1932 for his wife. 91 pages. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Boston - Toronto - London: Little Brown and Company, 1990. Pictorial laminated boards binding clean, square and tight. DJ clean and crisp. Unpaginated. Beautifully illustrated. Robin was once a king of men but now a bird - the Ragged Robin - singing his songs from treetops and houses for everyone's pleasure. Author takes children on a magical poetic tour of the alphabet.. Illus. by Clark, Emma Chichester. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Edwin S. Dahlin, 1984. Brown hardcover binding with gilt title clean square and tight. Signed on title page by author who was from Ironwood Michigan. Clean and bright interior - 60 pages of poetry by Michigan poet.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Edwin S. Dahlin, 1984. Brown hardcover binding with gilt title clean square and tight. Signed on title page by author who was from Ironwood Michigan. Clean and bright interior - 60 pages of poetry by Michigan poet.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Geoffrey Cumberlege - Oxford University Press, 1947. Brown hardcover cloth binding has minor shelfwear at corners, name fep, else clean and tight with slightly yellowing pages. DJ has shelfwear, chips, tears and wrinkles - front flap detached but present. Protected from further damage and held together in clean Brodart. Rubbed spot front of dj where a price sticker was removed. Not price-clipped. 182 pages. The life and works of Sarah Binks - the Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan, is well known to Canadians, but the author felt Sarah the Woman will be obscured by Sarah the Poet. So here is her well-researched biography.. Illus. by McLaren, J. W.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Fair.

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1921. Dark blue hardcover binding with guilt title - uniform with other books of verse by this author/publisher. Clean square and tight. Dustjacket has some chips and rubbing along edges - large piece missing bottom of spine. 190 pages including index of first lines. author known for his optimism and ability to give voice to the commonality of men.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. Green hardcover binding decorated with gilt title has library spine sticker, clear top reinforcing top and bottom of spine, library marks, pockets, stickers on endpapers along with a presentation note to the library from a patron. 105 pages. Interior clean bright and tight - binding secure and tight.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1945. Red cloth hardcover binding has some staining, foxing. DJ has water stain, lots of chips and tears. Soiled. Shows illus of elderly man asleep in a chair. 53 pages. With characteristic humor, author writes verses about elderly folk. Mrs. Dugan Dowd O'Dea, three times a widow; Grandma Gertie, who has a mania for men and will not be cured of it; The Baggy Brothers, The Hermit, and others. Perfectly illustrated with humor and good taste!. Illus. by Cunningham, Michael. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Good-.