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Alexandra and Other Poems; A Collection of Verses ...(Presentation Copy)
by Tayler, The Rev. B.W. Rogers
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Schenectady, NY: The Author, 1921. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage -"The Hon. Will H. Hays Postmaster General with the compliments of the author. see page 304 BW Rogers Tayler". Page 304 contains the poem "Roosevelt's Last Message" , which begins "Hays: see him! He must go to Washington." Will Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. Reverend Tayler wrote this book during his tenure as Rector of St. George's Episcopal Church, Schenectady, from 1905-1924. Near Fine, the slightest of cloth wear at the spine tips. A quite lovely Presentation Copy. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Second & Enlarged Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Presentation Copy.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004605
- Title
- Alexandra and Other Poems; A Collection of Verses ...(Presentation Copy)
- Author
- Tayler, The Rev. B.W. Rogers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Second & Enlarged Edition
- Publisher
- The Author
- Place of Publication
- Schenectady, NY
- Date Published
- 1921
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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