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REMARKS AT THE DEDICATION OF THE WALLACE LIBRARY FITCHBURG/MASSACHUSETTS JUNE 3RD/1967
by MacLEISH, Archibald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Small stain on front cover. Near Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Worcester (MA): Achille J. St. Onge, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Small stain on front cover. Near Fine. A miniature book (2-1/8" x 2-7/8") in full navy leather with a facsimile of the author's signature gilt-stamped on the front cover, all edges gilt; 63, [1] pages. One of 1250 copies with a frontispiece portrait of the author tipped in.
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.
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.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020333
- Title
- REMARKS AT THE DEDICATION OF THE WALLACE LIBRARY FITCHBURG/MASSACHUSETTS JUNE 3RD/1967
- Author
- MacLEISH, Archibald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Small stain on front cover. Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Achille J. St. Onge
- Place of Publication
- Worcester (MA)
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Limited, Miniature Books, Modern Firsts, Modern First Editions, Modern Poetry, Massachusetts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Limited;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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