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New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1932.. First edition.. publisher's decorative cloth in dust jacket.. One leaf at rear with marginal losses at fore-edge from rough opening; ink name and address on flyleaf; otherwise near fine in a striking pictorial jacket with a 1-1-1/2 inch chip at the top of the spine and a few other smaller chips; spine and back panel a little tanned.. 8vo,.

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1932. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. 3-ring binder. Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with a decent sized inscription on the half title page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is an inked previous owner's name on the front endpaper, and again on the front free page. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks, tears, and spots of rubbing and wear, along with edge chips missing to the spine ends, especially the top front spine joint . The spine of the book is somewhat sunned. "In 1919, Hillyer described himself as “a conservative and religious poet in a radical and blasphemous age." In 1934, he received a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his book The Collected Verse of Robert Hillyer. His work is in meter and often rhyme and he tended to write about… Read More