Essay On Rime

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. 8vo size clothbound hardcover; 72 pages Karl Shapiro (1913 - 2000) was an American poet. Among his many significant awards are the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (won while serving in the military in World War II) and the Bollingen Prize in Poetry. He was the United States Poet Laureate in 1946-1947.… Read more about this item

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. First edition. Tan cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. 72 pp. Signed by the poet on the front free end paper. Poet's third book, a tour de force essay in verse on the state of mid-century poetry. Written while he was serving in the Pacific. Previous owner's name on title page, soiled cloth, else… Read more about this item

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Octavo. 72pp. Near fine with bit of dust soiling at the topedge and one page roughly opened at the foredge in a good dust jacket; jacket sunned at the chipped spine and short tears and nicks at the edges. Alfred Kazin's copy with his ink Signature on… Read more about this item

N Y: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 72 pages. 5 1/2""w x 8 1/4""h. Tears on dust jacket.

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. very good/good. A very nice copy in dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by Karl Shapiro on label affixed to front endpaper. Dust jacket has been taped at edges which has caused discoloration to the inside edges of jacket.

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Third printing. 72pp. Spine and edges age-toned, near fine being Elizabeth McFarland's copy with her name penned on front fly in a very good second printing dust jacket with short tears on the extremities. McFarland was editor of the Ladies Home Journal from 1948-1962 and wife of notable… Read more about this item

New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, 1945. Slight soiling foot of spine. The poet wrote the lines while on active duty in the Pacific during the Second World War. 72pp.. First Edition, Second Printing. Cream Cloth. Nearly Fine/Chipped Dust Jacket. Octavo.

New York: Reynal, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover. Nameplate inside front cover. 72 pages. Clean text. Spine and edges of cover browned. Small brown spots on rear cover. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed… Read more about this item

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Third printing. 72pp. Owner bookplate on front pastedown, spine and edges lightly age-toned, very good in a very good dust jacket with small chip near the spine tail, edges rubbed with short tears.

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. Second printing. Cloth lightly soiled, very good lacking the dustwrapper.

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine collection of three essays about poetry written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Karl Shapiro, author also of Person, Place and Thing: "The Confusion in Prosody, "The Confusion in Language," "The Confusion in Belief." Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if lightly… Read more about this item

1945. SHAPIRO, Karl. ESSAY ON RIME. NY: Reynal & Hitchcock, [1945]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Shapiro on the front endpaper. Fine; bit of edgewear (few small nicks & tears) d/j. $125.00.

New York:: Reynal & Hitchcock,, [1945].. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. Very slight sunning to the edges of the cloth; a nice copy in a price-clipped jacket with small chips at the extremities of the spine and corners, some foxing and tears to the back panel, and some light rubbing.. 12mo,.

1945. New York, Reynol & Hitchcock, 1945. 14 cm x 21 cm. 72 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Slight discoloration of endpapers and page margins. Previous owner's name in pencil on free endpaper. From the library of Erik Haugaard / Bookplate/Exlibris by Brian Lalor. Includes for example the following essays:… Read more about this item

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan cloth, dust jacket. 72pp. Very good/good. First edition. famed essay on the art of poetry, written entirely in verse by this Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.

London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good. 1947. First British Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed on half title: To xxx xx, collector and friend... Davis, Ca March 27 1974. Grey DJ much tanned, glue stains on end papers First British edition. ; Signed by Author .

New York: Reynal and Co., 1945. Hardcover. Very good. 6 x 8 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers clean, toned at edges and spine. Minimal wear. Binding tight, Po's names on ffep, text unmarked. Poet. Stax.

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945-01-01. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Missing. Octavo. 72 pp. Lacks the dust jacket. Second printing as stated on the copyright page. A Very Good book with mild foxing throughout the pageblock and on the boards, two small creases, and a moderate separation between the backstrip and the textblock. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis,… Read more about this item

New York: Reynal and Hitchcock Co., 1945. second printing. Hardcover. Very good. 6 x 8 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers have a touch of foxing at edges, minimal wear. Binding tight, text unmarked, name on ffep. Poet. Stax.

New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 1945. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 72 pages, 8vo. Jacket unclipped. Signed and inscribed by Karl Shapiro to his wife on front endpaper, thus: "A book for the collection of my wife T.K. -- Karl." Light grey cloth boards wtih black and red-embossed lettering. Minor shelfwear to DJ: light scuffing along edges… Read more about this item