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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1919. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good. Reprint, 1919. Very Good. 8vo., 159 pp., bound in publishers brown decorated cloth. Tips rubbed thru, spine faded, top and base of spine rubbed. Previous owners signature and bookplate inside front cover as well as previous booksellers small sticker.

The Macmillan Company, 1930-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Macmillan 1922 hardcover, VG+, handsome green boards with gold lettering on spine & black/red decor on cover that all reads perfect, firm corners & sound binding, names on endpaper is only marking, a very nice copy.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Issued. 9x6x1. The Macmillan Co., 1924; later unspecified printing of 1914 edition (copyright page only lists September 1914 printing); xv, 159pp. Mustard yellow cloth boards, stamped red and navy decoration on front board, gilt titling on spine. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; light wear to edges of boards, gilt dulled but otherwise clearly legible; text very good throughout, no previous owner markings. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

New York: Macmillan Co., 1914. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold cloth, decorative binding lettered/illus. in red and black. Minor shelf wear, text block edges lightly toned by age. Firm binding. Former owner's signature inked on upper front flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. 1928 ptg. (first issued 1914). xv,159 pp. Covers protected in clear mylar wrap..

New York:: Macmillan,, 1916 (c 1914). Hardcover -. Near fine in mustard yellow cloth boards, with gilt lettering and red and navy decorations on front cover and spine (some toning to pages and endpapers, cover is bright and attractive) . 4th printing. Introduction by Harriet Monroe, founder of Poetry Magazine, in which she comments that William Butler Yeats asked Lindsay 'What are we going to do to restore the primitive singing of poetry?' and that this book is Lindsay's response. The first section of this volume contains poems to be read aloud, including the long title poem. Other sections are on the Christmas tree, moon poems, including some for children, and - on a more somber note - it ends with a section titled "War - 1914." xv, 159 pp. plus 5 pp publisher's ads.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1915. A gorgeous copy in Fine, collectible condition. Bright, clean, square, tight. and unmarked. Publisher's mustard-color cloth, handsomely decorated in green and red. Gilt lettering is still bright and shiny. Inner hinges are perfect. With the distinctive bookplate of Kathryn Jones Decker of Madison, New Jersey. Decker became the wife of James H. McGraw, Jr, chairman of McGraw Hill Publishing Company.. Third printing (October, 1915). Hardcover. Original binding/No dust jacket. 8vo. xv, 159pp. + 5 pages of ads.

NY: The MacMillan Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. Later Printing. Hardcover. Gold/greensih cloth, stamped in red and black. Signed and inscribed by the author ("Good wishes to Clement E. Foust from Vachel Lindsay) on title page. Light rubbing and wear at corners and edges of spine. ; Signed by Author .

Macmillan Company, 1916. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Turn of the Twentieth-Century issue. A Very Good and VERY early Volume (no jacket), Originally published in 1914, this is a first edition, Third printing. Very gently bumped crown and foot of spine cloth and corners. Mild spine title dulling. Considered Vachel Lindsay's most famous poem. Only prelims, title and copyright pages have a few spots of foxing, else a very clean and tight copy. Author wrote his poetry meaning for it to be read out loud (or actually sung) - he wanted poetry to be an oral art form. 159 pages plus several pages of publishers back list. No jacket. A wonderful copy. Protected in a mylar slip.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1915. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good -. INSCRIBED. 159pp. Small octavo [19.5 cm] Yellowish brown cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles and decorative red and blue ink stamped designs on the front cover. There are several ink stains on the front cover, most notably a 3 cm long red smudge on the front cover near bottom corner. Spine slightly rolled, corners bumped and scuffed. Inscribed by the author in black ink on front free end paper, "Merry Christmas- this year- next year- and every year better- is my wish for Miss Harriet [?] -- Sincerely, Nicholas Vachel Lindsay. Springfield, Illinois, December 25, [1917?]". Recent literature has criticized this work as engaging in "romantic racism", in which blacks are both lauded for their musical prowess while also demeaned for perceived drunkenness, violence, and savagery. While Lindsay posited that the third section of "The Congo" was a revolutionary message of hope for goodwill between races, his work was… Read More