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Words of a Believer. Translated from the French of F. De La Mennais. New-York: Charles de Behr, Publishers, No. 102, Broadway. 1834. INSCRIBED BY EDWIN MARKHAM + SIGNED LETTER BY MARKHAM. 215 p (including publisher's adverts), 6.25 x 3.75 , 24mo. Ephemera: TWO (2) adverts entitled Edwin Markham s Great Book, California The Wonderful. Both adverts exhibit permanent ink stamps at top edges: Fine Presents for Christmas, etc. 20% Discount on any 6 or more vols. One advert exhibits ink marginalia (possibly Markham s?) Carbon copy dated October 24, 1924: To Edwin Markham from J. A. Tyson… I shall be ever grateful to you if i may send this book to you for a short inscription… Signed Letter + Envelope dated November, 8, 1924: To J. A. Tyson from Edwin Markham: It is a sincere pleasure to get this pleasant word from you… you are at liberty to send one or both of your volumes for an inscription… Carbon copy dated November 13, 1924: To Edwin Markham from J. A. Tyson thanking him for the book inscription. In fair condition. Cloth boards are normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine collapsed; front hinge cracked mid-way with some exposed binding. Gilt lettering on spine normally soiled, but legible. Inscription, in ink, found on front end-page: I am happy to be asked to write my name in this great little book. It is written by an apostle of the people, and it marks an epoch of the race toward the Dawn. Edwin Markham, Dec. 1924. Markham has also inscribed the title page: Whoever has this book has a rare treasure: Edwin Markham. Regular age-staining throughout text-block with toning. Some instances of exposed cording throughout text-block, binding intact. Ephemera is overall in good condition: letters are lightly toned at edges and creases. Envelope exhibits the most damage with torn edges & soiling. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Edwin Markham (1852 1940) was an American poet. From 1923 to 1931 he was Poet Laureate of Oregon. Markham's most famous poem, The Man with the Hoe, which accented laborers' hardships, was first presented at a public poetry reading in 1898. His main inspiration was a French painting of the same name (in French, L'homme à la houe) by Jean-François Millet. Markham's poem was published, and it became quite popular very soon. In New York, he gave many lectures to labor groups. These happened as often as his poetry readings. Throughout Markham's later life, many readers viewed him as an important voice in American poetry, a position signified by honors such as his election in 1908 to the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Despite his numerous accolades, however, none of his later books achieved the success of the first two. American etiquette expert Amy Vanderbilt has said that Markham's single verse poem Circles of Love was written while Markham was a guest at her family home on Staten Island. Félicité Robert de La Mennais (or Lamennais, 1782 1854) was a French Catholic priest, philosopher and political theorist. He was one of the most influential intellectuals of Restoration France. Lamennais is also considered the forerunner of both liberal Catholicism and Modernism. Early (if not first?) English Translation of La Mennais Words of a Believer. Inscribed by Markham + ephemera. RAREA1834COQX 02/25 - HK2325.
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