Wind in the Grass. by MacKaye, Christy - 1931

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +, no dj; minor soiling to boards; all else-clean, tight, & attractive.. 8 vo; green boards with gray textured spine strip; paper paste on block on spine with author & title; 89 pgs. Author was the youngest daughter of Percey MacKaye; introductory letter by Edwin Arlington Robinson.

New York: Harper & Bros.. 1931. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. F First Edition Used. H Hard Cover. Good+. Good+ in cloth backed boards; stains to cover with soiling to spine; chiping to spine label.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Introduction by Edwin Arlington Robinson. tiny owner name, some sunning to the spine, very good in good dustwrapper with tanning to the spine, and a chip that corresponds to the sunned portion of the spine.

NY: Harper. VG-/POOR (see notes). 1931. 1st. hardcover. 12mo . 89pp . Signed by the author: Inscribed "Virginia, love from Christy. Bit of fading to spine. DJ split in 2 along spine. Percy MacKaye was a playwright, poet, and educator of the first half of the 20th century. He was an integral part of the Cornish Arts Colony in New Hampshire, which coalesced around the sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens at the turn of the century. While it would be hard to pinpoint the notables that MacKaye hobnobbed with, the Colony in various years included the likes of artists Maxfield Parrish, Frederic Remington, Everett Shinn, and Daniel Chester French. Other 'names' who spent time there include dancer Isadora Duncan, actresses Ethel Barrymore and Marie Dressler, even the editor Max Perkins. One of his plays produced there included two of Woodrow Wilson's daughters, with Wilson in attendance. He had several talented children, and was the son of the 19th century actor Steele MacKaye, and the brother of… Read More

Harper & Brothers, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" ix, [1], 89, [1] pages. Second book by the younger daughter of Percy MacKaye; notable for the introductory letter by Edwin Arlington Robinson. A very good copy in very good- dust jacket with a few small nicks, slight sunning and rubbing, price clip to jacket; previous owner's rubberstamp on front free endpaper; slight internal browning to edges and endpapers.

NY: Harper. VG-/Good+ (see notes). 1931. 1st. hardcover. 12mo . 89pp . Signed by the author: Inscribed "For Bobby, with a great deal of love, from Christy". Bit of fading to spine and edgeworn DJ. Percy MacKaye was a playwright, poet, and educator of the first half of the 20th century. He was an integral part of the Cornish Arts Colony in New Hampshire, which coalesced around the sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens at the turn of the century. While it would be hard to pinpoint the notables that MacKaye hobnobbed with, the Colony in various years included the likes of artists Maxfield Parrish, Frederic Remington, Everett Shinn, and Daniel Chester French. Other 'names' who spent time there include dancer Isadora Duncan, actresses Ethel Barrymore and Marie Dressler, even the editor Max Perkins. One of his plays produced there included two of Woodrow Wilson's daughters, with Wilson in attendance. He had several talented children, and was the son of the 19th century actor Steele MacKaye,… Read More

NY: Harper. VG/Good only (see notes). 1931. 1st. hardcover. 12mo . 89pp . Her sister Arvia's copy, with her signature and address front end paper. Some silverfish holes, edgewear and soiling to DJ. Percy MacKaye was a playwright, poet, and educator of the first half of the 20th century. He was an integral part of the Cornish Arts Colony in New Hampshire, which coalesced around the sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens at the turn of the century. While it would be hard to pinpoint the notables that MacKaye hobnobbed with, the Colony in various years included the likes of artists Maxfield Parrish, Frederic Remington, Everett Shinn, and Daniel Chester French. Other 'names' who spent time there include dancer Isadora Duncan, actresses Ethel Barrymore and Marie Dressler, even the editor Max Perkins. One of his plays produced there included two of Woodrow Wilson's daughters, with Wilson in attendance. He had several talented children, and was the son of the 19th century actor Steele MacKaye, and the… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers. 1931. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Owner photo, small tear on backside of half title page. .