New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1938). First Edition. Softcover. Fine in a Fine clamshell box. Unbound sheets of this book-length poem about the danger posed to civilian populations during a modern total war. SIGNED by the poet and dated "December 1977" on the title page. Housed in a handsome gilt-lettered morocco-backed cloth clamshell box.

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 #: 020301
Title: AIR RAID. A Verse Play for Radio
Author: MacLEISH, Archibald
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine in a Fine clamshell box
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: (1938)
Keywords: Signed, Unbound Sheets, Modern Firsts, Modern First Editions, Modern Poetry, War

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