Actfive Poems, Signed (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Includes typed letter signed by Archibald MacLeish on Library of Congress stationary. First Printing. Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket with loss, taped. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Edge chipped. Clean, unmarked pages. *Autographed by author.*. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First editions. Actfive is inscribed by the author in 1949. The jacket looks ok, but the spine is almost detached from the panels, and with some minor edgewear. Riders is inscribed by the author to Marie Bullock, the President of the Academy of American Poets. Signed by Author(s).

8° , Leinen, Broschiert. Aus der Bibliothek v. der berühmten Übersetzerin Eve Hesse u. teilweise mit Unterstreichungen u. Anmerkungen von Ihr. 7 Bücher in Leinen u. 5 davon mit Schutzumschlag. Gutes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1550.

Hardcover. First Edition. SIGNED by the poet on the half-title page. Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. New York: Random House, 1948. 1st Edition. First Edition. Inscribed Presentation by MacLeish on the ffe. "Dear Ted: The manuscript was near unfit to send you (you know how mss are) and the proof was too full of red crayon and now the book is here. I send you the print copy with trepidation and appreciation. Archie. July 19, 1948." TLS signed by MacLeish and accompanying envelope addressed from MacLeish's Uphill Farm and ALS to MacLeish from recipient "Theodore Spencer, North Hatley, Quebec.laid - in. 8vo. 63 pp. Near fine in publisher's original 1/4 navy blue cloth and patterned boards. Paper clip mark on rfe. and facing page. In a still very bright dustwrapper showing a bit of soiling & spotting and one closed tear on the back panel, paper clip stain on rear inner flap and wear to the heel and crown of the spine. Interesting copy. Theodore Spencer, [1902-1949] was an American poet & academic. He graduated from Princeton University in 1923, & a Ph.D from Harvard University in 1928. He then taught there, from 1927 to 1949. He was appointed lecturer in English literature at Cambridge University, England, in 1939. In 1942, Spencer gave the Lowell lectures on Shakespeare, published as Shakespeare and the Nature of Man, his most important work. Spencer also published essays, short stories, and poetry. Signed by Author.

MacLEISH, ARCHIBALD. Actfive and other Poems. New York, [1948]. 63 p. Cloth-backed boards. Very good. First edition. A presentation copy, inscribed by MacLeish: "Dear Robert: I'd like you and your wife to have this from me. Archie MacLeish.".