Ants On the Melon
by Adair, Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton Adair was born in 1913 in New York City. Educated at Kimberly, Mt. Holyoke, Radcliffe, and the University of Wisconsin, she taught briefly at Wisconsin, William & Mary, and Pomona College, and for many years at California Polytechnic University at Pomona. She passed away on September 16, 2004.
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Ants On the Melon: A Collection of Poems.
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New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0679448810 . A handsome first edition/later printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Bound in red stamped black paper-covered boards; This book of poems by Virginia Hamilton Adair celebrates the beauty and mystery of ants. The poems are written in a… Read more about this item Item Price
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ANTS ON THE MELON
by Virginia Hamilton Adair
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