Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. Seller Inventory # mon0003172484
Seller: Whitledge Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Moments ? Long Remembered [poetry] by Auta Lee Reed. First edition. Book Condition: Good. The text block is in near fine condition with no marks, tears, or dog ears. Not a library book nor a remainder. No bookplate. Poet signed and inscribed this copy on May 17, 1980. The binding is tight, but the front and back boards are bowed. No corner bumping. The dust jacket is in good condition with small tear on front (top), slight shelf wear, and original price tag on inner flap. 8 ¾ x 5 ¾, 68 pages, 9 ounces. [From dust jacket flaps] Every once in a while, a poet comes along whose eloquence moves even the most resistant heart. Such a lyrist [sic] is Auta Lee Reed, for, with sensitivity and awareness, she captures the very quintessence of life. With the initial sentence in the title poem, "In the sunset of her soul / She remembered summer," the poet sets the mood for her memories and, with rare perception, records the subtle emotions felt by all God's creation. Love is, to the poet, a Chippewa mother affectionately weaving cloth to protect her sleeping child, and hope is ?a pull of mind that sends / Men following a dream / Using impossible means / Toward improbable ends." Kindness is "tending people gardens / Everywhere," and despair, ?chiseled lines of mental pain / Creasing a brow too soon furrowed.? With mystical wonder, she laments the shortcomings of her craft when she vainly tries to capture the miracle of the Master's Hand as a hummingbird unerringly "finds the nectar ? he sips," and like a gentle lady at the end of life's journey, autumn comes, golden leaves fall and "the aspen, shivering, grieves.? In winter, the poet puts the "vibrant, living earth" to rest "beneath her layered blanket" of white. This talented writer uses similes and metaphors to cut to the center of ultimate truth with all the precision of a skilled surgeon, yet her creative endeavor is tempered by warmth and clothed with respect for the dignity of man. For the discriminating reader, Mrs. Reed's beautiful poems will, indeed, provide Moments ? Long Remembered. [From back of dust jacket] AUTA LEE N. REED was born on a farm in the Cross Timber section of Texas and, in her own words, grew up ?as free as the south wind that swept our meadow." She attended Randolph College, Daniel Baker College, New Mexico Highlands University, Sul Ross University and Texas Tech, and has earned both a B.A. and an M.S. The writer taught on the elementary, high school and college levels before her recent retirement. Although she has had numerous articles published, this is her first volume of verse. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000432
Seller: Camilla's Bookshop, Eastbourne, SX, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bound in brown cloth (simulated wood effect), with bright titles to spine and image of damaged building to front panel, this 1976 hardcover First Edition is Vg in Vg dustjacket (unclipped). Signed and inscribed by author FFEP. 1X/68pp with 68 Poems including the following: Rio Grande, Ranch Country, Deserted Chimney, The Dormant Land and Clabber Milk. Dustjacket is slightly chipped at top of spine and corners, otherwise all VG. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 0016287
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Seller: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. Seller Inventory # 0811106276