MERE MELODIES
by Robinson, Edwin Meade
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay, [1918]. 200 pages. Original dark green cloth stamped in gold. [19.3 cm.] A bright, near fine copy with some minor rubbing to cloth. FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on the front free endpaper. It reads: "For my friend and `contrib,' R.D. Hartman, this volume of `Mere Melodies' is cordially inscribed by the author. Edwin Meade Robinson (`Ted Robinson'). Cleveland, May 28, 1919." The signed book plate of the recipient, Ralph D. Hartman, appears on the front pastedown. Edwin Meade Robinson (1878-1946) was a longtime columnist at the Cleveland "Plain Dealer," and the literary editor of the newspaper. His column, "Philosopher of Folly," contained unsigned contributions by numerous others, such as Mr. Hartman, as well as his own verse and prose. From 1912-1938, he offered an annual dinner for his contributors. Robinson published one other volume of verse and a novel, and was a lecturer at Cleveland College. His papers are held by the Western Reserve Historical Society.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000228
- Title
- MERE MELODIES
- Author
- Robinson, Edwin Meade
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- David McKay
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- [1918]
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE - U.S. - 20TH CENTURY;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Durham, North Carolina
About Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.
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