Oakes Lois Deck (1 results)

Side Stapled. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. This is the true first edition of Thoughts in Rhyme. OCLC lists the 1973 edition as the first but his copy of Thoughts in Rhyme was that which was "Lovingly Dedicated to my parents Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Waldo Emerson Deck, for their Golden Wedding Anniversary, May 22, 1960" This was privately printed, probably in a very small quantity as gifts for those in attendence. The copyright on the title page is 1960 and it is signed by Lois Oakes. Laid in is a small poem by "The Gift of Friendship" by and signed Una May Ruhl. A wonderful example of a local Ohio poet. This edition is especially scarce.…