America Was Promises

First U. K. edition limited to 500 copies, octavo, pp. 24. This copy from the personal collection of G. S. Terence Cavanagh (1923-2005), late Professor Emeritus of Medical Literature at Duke University, author, & antiquarian bookseller, with his tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown. An index card with Archibald MacLeish's signature beneath a "Faithfully yours" inscription is laid… Read more about this item

London: The Bodley Head. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1940. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy of this example from the Limited First Edition of only 500 copies in a nice price-clipped dust jacket. Archibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet, writer, and the Librarian of Congress. He… Read more about this item

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, Inc. (1939) 24 pp. Original dark blue cloth covers, very bright and clean. Light foxing to top edge of text block w/ faint age toning to blank endpapers. Previous owner's name on rear blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear; spine darkened. Contents nice.. First Edition.… Read more about this item

Duel, Sloan and Pierce, 1st edition 1939, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1939. Octavo. Blue cloth boards stamped in silver. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Boards have light shelf wear with a few… Read more about this item

New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pierce, Inc., (1939). First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Unbound and uncut sheets of this book-length poem emphasizing that America can no longer wait for promises to come true. Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and… Read more about this item

New York: DS&P, 1939. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Brief gift inscription else fine in near fine dustwrapper with two very small chips and a touch of tanning to the spine.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1939. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 20 pages. First edition. Spine of jacket faded, else a near fine copy. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce Inc. First edition stated; 20pp. No faults for the book. A couple of edge-tears to the dust jacket, not price clipped. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 1939.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1939. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with slightest of soiling.

1939. MacLEISH, Archibald. AMERICA WAS PROMISES. New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, Inc., (1939). First edition of the first title produced by this publishing firm, with pamphlet to that effect laid in. Small 8vo., blue cloth lettered in silver [24 pp]. Slight lean to the binding, else a fine, tight copy, in a spine-sunned dust jacket with a hint… Read more about this item

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1939. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Second printing. Fine in slightly spine-tanned, near fine dustwrapper.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1939. 20p., 5x7.5 inches, fine in blue cloth and near fine unclipped dj. WWII poem, written possibly on same patriotic premises that caused Eliot to scribble Murder in the Cathedral.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pierce, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good Dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Tipped in note, signed by author - emboss of Lewis Turco - noted United States poet. Also has bookseller ticket from the the Grolier Book Shop. Tight, bright and unmarred. Dust jacket shows light toning, chips at head and tail,… Read more about this item

NEW YORK, DUELL, 1939, 1939. DUST JACKET (UNCLIPPED); ADVANCE REVIEW COPY FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. F. Hardcover.

Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1939-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 7x5x0. Stated First Edition. Early Duell, Sloan & Pearce printing. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Tears to jacket with loss. Publishing note on front end page, else unmarked.

London: John Lane, 1940. First UK edition: One of 500 copies. 8vo, pp. 24. Ivory cloth. Cover somewhat soiled, and little bumped at corners, o/w VG.

NY: Duel Sloan and Pearce, 1939. First edition, unbound sheets. 8vo, pp. 20. Fine. Mullaly A22.

The Bodley Head 1940. FIRST EDITION super octavo hardcover ( VG+) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Duel, Sloan and Pierce, 1st edition 1939. Hbk12mo stated 1st edition 20pp dj lightly toned at extremities and spine but not price-clipped (.75) otherwise a very good clean tight unmarked copy