Spoon River Anthology
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916. Illustrated by Oliver Herford. New Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Good / No dust jacket. Item #5091
In Good condition without dust jacket. New Edition, later printing, which includes over three dozen additional poems not included in original First Edition. Black cloth outer boards clean. The gilt lettering on spine still bright. Gilt emblem and title on front board clean and bright with no missing coloring to gilt. Previous owner's name on front free end page along with a collection of Theodore Roosevelt poems pasted to back end pages (presumably by previous owner). Closed tear on page 261 that does not extend to printed text. Includes 6 pages of advertisements. Gilt to top of page edges in great condition with minor discoloration. Rough cut page edges in overall clean condition.
Text block has become partially detached from the front and back cover although there is no damage to overall text block or covers; worth an attempted repair by the collector. This book is considered scarce and hard to find in any condition.
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