The People, Yes.
by SANDBURG, Carl
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Cloth slightly tanned at edges; slight darkening to endsheets at gutter; two tape repairs to verso of jacket, which has a few sm
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Harcourt, Brace and Company,, [1936].. First trade edition.. publisher's blue cloth in dust jacket.. Cloth slightly tanned at edges; slight darkening to endsheets at gutter; two tape repairs to verso of jacket, which has a few small chips and some light wear.. 8vo,. Signed in green ink by Carl Sandburg on the half-title.
Synopsis
A long poem that makes brilliant use of the legends and myths, the tall tales and sayings of America. "If America has a folksinger today he is Carl Sandburg, a singer who comes out of the prairie soil... who can hand back to the people a creation that has scraps of their own insight, humor, and imagination" (Padraic Colum).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20856
- Title
- The People, Yes.
- Author
- SANDBURG, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's blue cloth in dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Cloth slightly tanned at edges; slight darkening to endsheets at gutter; two tape repairs to verso of jacket, which has a few sm
- Edition
- First trade edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [1936].
- Pages
- 286 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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