The Man with the Hoe and Other Poems
Markham, Edwin. (Pyle, Howard, illustrator)
Publication Date: 1824
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New York: Doubleday& McClure Co., 1900. 8vo, 114 pp. Publisher's red cloth decorated in gilt. Backstrip a little sunned, boards a trifle soiled, contents very good, with bookplate and inscription on front pastedown (see below) and the small bookseller's ticket of DP Elder and Morgan Shepard, San Francisco, on rear pastedown. ? First edition with Howard Pyle's illustrations, inscribed on the front pastedown in June 1901 by future San Francisco mayor Edward Robeson Taylor to his son, the artist and printer, Edward DeWitt Taylor and with the latter's bookplate. This is Markham's most famous poem, a protest against the exploitation of manual laborers, partly inspired by a painting by Jean-Fran?ois Millet which is reproduced from a carbon print in this edition in addition to the wonderful illustrations by Howard Pyle. Seller Inventory # 126999
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Title: The Man with the Hoe and Other Poems
Publication Date: 1824
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
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The Man with the Hoe and Other Poems
Published by
Mcclure, Phillips, New York, NY, 1902
Used
Hardcover
Seller: BookScene, Hull, MA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1902. Green embossed cloth, gold lettering. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Unmarked. Light general wear. 134 pages. The Man With the Hoe is a famous poem written by Edwin Markham inspired by the painting L'homme à la houe by Jean-François Millet; it was first presented as a public poetry reading at a New Year's Eve party in 1898, and published soon afterwards. It evokes the laborings of much of humanity using the symbolism of a laborer leaning upon his hoe, burdened by his work, but receiving little rest or reward. It has been called "the battle-cry of the next thousand years" and translated into more than 30 languages. 7249. Seller Inventory # 89811