The Man With the Hoe

NP: np, 1924. Poetry broadside, 35 x 21 cm. Scattered foxing and spotting, browned on verso, old fold lines. Two short, closed tears at upper and lower margins, lower left corner chipped, not affecting text. Inscribed by Markham in ink at the top, "For my friend, Audrey Ovington, with my western halloo," with a circle underneath. At the bottom… Read more about this item

NY: Doubleday, McClure. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's gilt-titled cloth. Frontispiece. First edition, first state, with "fruitless creed" on p. 35, line 6. Some dampstaining to final 30 pages. With the scarce DJ in mylar with mild edgewear, small tears/hole along flap fold. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall;… Read more about this item

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New York: Doxey's, 1899. Lark Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Porter Garnett. Paper-covered illustrated boards. The Lark Edition. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Illustrated in color and black & white. Not paginated. Back-strip gone. Full refund if not satisfied.

NY: Doubleday & McClure Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1899. Hardcover. Green cloth titled in gilt. 2nd issue with "milkless" on p. 35, line 6. Inscribed to the ffep by Markham to the Rev. E. M. Wheelock in 1899. Covers soiled/stained/rubbed, with corner wear, spine gap. Remnant of an inscribed note affixed to front cover. Wheelock… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday and McClure. Good. 1900. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Some minor pencil marks in text. Cover shows wear, front cover detached along spine, but affixed to front free endpaper. Photo of author pasted to front free endpaper. .

n.p., 1924. Printed broadside, revised with typed corrections to one line, inscribed in ink to Walter Russell, President of the Society of Arts and Sciences, dated Jan 1, 1929, and signed ("Edwin Markham"). Folio. Folds, in custom black morocco-backed folding box. Printed broadside, revised with typed corrections to one line, inscribed in ink to Walter Russell, President of… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Clothbound, first edition thus. The author's first book. It initially appeared as a 4-page supplement to the San Francisco Examiner, then as paperwraps edition. This is the second edition but the first clothbound edition. First issue with "fruitless" p.35:6 (versus "milkless"). Very good or better with bookplate on front pastedown and minor rubbing… Read more about this item

Garden City: Doubleday, Page, 1917. Signed" "Edwin Markham/Nov. 10, 1917.". Signed by Author. Reprint. Very Good.

N.p.,, 1924.. 14 x 8-1/2 inches.. Horizontal creases where previously folded; top right corner damaged; other edge wear.. Broadside, . Signed at the bottom by Edwin Markham and dated 1928. One line corrected in typewriting.

San Francisco: A.M. Robertson, 1899. First edition. Fine, with the original printed envelope, chipped. Small 8vo, unpag. pamphlet in original wrappers, printed in red and black, saddle stitched. The first appearance in book-form of Markham's famous poem, which was first issued as a supplement to the San Francisco Examiner after the celebrated painting by Jean-Francois Millet had arrived… Read more about this item

NY: Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Second edn., second state. 8vo, pp. 134. Owner's name on flyleaf, initials on half-title and title. VG.

San Francisco: A. M. Robertson, 1899. First Edition. Paperback. Good. First Edition in book form. Original buff wrappers, printed in red and black and saddle stitched. Front and rear wraps detached, otherwise fine and bright. Inscribed by Markham on the front wrap (dated 1930), and scarce thus. In custom 1/2 morocco red clamshell slipcase, with leather Blairhame bookplate… Read more about this item

1 . Hardcover. Very Good. and other poems. Frontis. 1st ed. NY (Doubleday & McClure) 1899. Very good.

Doubleday & McClure. First Edition; First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/None. Brown cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. Spine sunned; dark smudge on front board's bottom corner.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1922. 134 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ titles in gilt title. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Inscription to previous owner from a friend on front blank endpaper. SIGNED BY EDWIN MARKHAM ON FRONT BLANK ENDPAPER, W/ A CARD SIGNED BY HIM LAID-IN, and a small picture… Read more about this item

CollectibleAcceptable. Vintage 1913 Doubleday, Good vintage reading copy, unmarked text,no dj, has some wear, binding is cracked.

San Francisco: A.M. Robertson, 1899. First Edition, First printing. Pamphlet. First separate publication, after having appeared in the San Francisco Examiner on Janury 15th. ORIGINAL BUFF WRAPPERS, PRINTED IN RED AND BLACK, STRING TIED. FIVE PAGES OF TEXT, ONE PAGE OF ADS WITH ORIGINAL ENVELOPE USED FOR DISTRIBUTION. SMALL DARK STAIN IN BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, OTHERWISE A FINE, TIGHT… Read more about this item

[NEW YORK] DOUBLEDAY AND MCCLURE COMPANY, 1900, 1900. STIFF GRAY WRAPPERS STAMPED IN GILT AND DARK GREEN, UNCUT; FRONTISPIECE BY JEAN FRANCOIS MILLET; FACSIMILE OF THE ROUGH FIRST DRAFT; 47 PAGES; PRINTED BY THE GILLISS PRESS VERY GOOD. Soft cover.