AMERICA WAS PROMISES by MacLeish, Archibald - 1942

Duell, Sloan & Pearce, NY [c1939]. "first edition". First Edition. Hard Cover. "America was promises to whom?" 20 p., 19.5 cm.; blue cloth stamped in silver; spine a bit darkened, browning inside covers, one-inch waterstain to inner bottom gutter throughout, no dj; VG. 34902.

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover.

Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1939-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 7x5x0. Stated First Edition. Early Duell, Sloan & Pearce printing. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Tears to jacket with loss. Publishing note on front end page, else unmarked.

Duel, Sloan and Pierce, 1st edition 1939, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1939. Octavo. Blue cloth boards stamped in silver. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Boards have light shelf wear with a few spots on page ends. No dust jacket. Book placed in custom acetate protector. 20 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

New York: Duell Sloan & Pearce, 1939. First edition. Cloth. Very Good in Good DJ. 12mo, 20 pp. Spine very slightly cocked, foxing to page edges and endpapers, pages tanned. Jacket sunned, edgeworn, with a few small stains and light chipping.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1939. 20p., 5x7.5 inches, fine in blue cloth and near fine unclipped dj. WWII poem, written possibly on same patriotic premises that caused Eliot to scribble Murder in the Cathedral.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, Inc. (1939) 24 pp. Original dark blue cloth covers, very bright and clean. Light foxing to top edge of text block w/ faint age toning to blank endpapers. Previous owner's name on rear blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear; spine darkened. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, Inc. , 1939. 20 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ title on binding. Very bright and clean. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Previous owner's name on endpapers. DJ spine sunned. All corners clipped. Contents nice.. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: The Bodley Head. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1940. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy of this example from the Limited First Edition of only 500 copies in a nice price-clipped dust jacket. Archibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet, writer, and the Librarian of Congress. He is associated with the Modernist school of poetry. He received three Pulitzer Prizes for his work. During World War II, MacLeish assisted with the development of the new "Research and Analysis Branch" of the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency. The operations of the Branch were overseen by Archibald MacLeish (Librarian of Congress) and William L. Langer. During the 1930s MacLeish was a great admirer of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his progressive policies. This book reflects MacLeish's developing liberal humanism, promoting the pursuit of freedom and communal solidarity to keep fascism at bay and to… Read More

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