Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing. First Edition. Fifth Printing

Hoffenstein, Samuel

Published by New York. Boni and Liveright., 1928

About this Item

New York. Boni and Liveright. 1928. First Edition. Fifth Printing published same year as first printing. Hard Cover. Dark blue boards which have softening at the spine ends and small knocks to the corners. Circular gilt titles. Pages have green top edges and untrimmed fore edges. Text block is clean and unmarked. Contains work that had been formerly published in the New York World, the New York Tribune, and Vanity Fair. One of his best loved and shortest poems is titled "The Apple". The Apple live so bright and high And ends its day in apple pie. Like most of his works, the poem was a metaphor about life. Author was a notable screenwriter who penned the Wizard of Oz and many other hit movies of the era.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing. First Edition. Fifth Printing
• Publisher: New York. Boni and Liveright.
• Publication Date: 1928
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • poetry, America, humour