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New Haven: Yale University Press, [printed at the Earl Trumbull Williams Memorial], 1923. [10] pages. Original blue boards with silver cover lettering. [23.9 cm.] Very good plus in very good dust jacket. Tanning to free endpapers, rear hinge started, but sound, otherwise a nice copy. Jacket has small tape-repaired tear at head of front panel and several tiny chips. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. A poem set during the First World War. Allen fought in the Aisne-Marne campaign of 1918. The poem was originally printed in the North American review in 1919 and also appeared in the author's second book, "Wampum and Old Gold" (1921). As is discussed on the rear panel of the dust jacket, "The Blindman" was commemorated by the Poetry Society of South Carolina with an annual prize of the same name.
THE BLINDMAN. A Ballad of Nogent l'Artaud by Allen, Hervey - 1923
by Allen, Hervey
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THE BLINDMAN. A Ballad of Nogent l'Artaud
by Allen, Hervey
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New Haven: Yale University Press, [printed at the Earl Trumbull Williams Memorial], 1923. [10] pages. Original blue boards with silver cover lettering. [23.9 cm.] Good plus, lacking the printed dust jacket. A glassine jacket is present, but was presumably supplied by an early owner. Slight wear to spine, light soiling of boards. Endpapers tanned and a little foxed. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on the front free endpaper. A poem set during the First World War. Allen who fought in the Aisne-Marne campaign of 1918. The poem was originally printed in the North American review in 1919 and also appeared in the author's second book, "Wampum and Old Gold" (1921). "The Blindman" was commemorated by the Poetry Society of South Carolina with an annual prize of the same name.
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- Publisher Yale University Press, [printed at the Earl Trumbull Williams Memorial]
- Place of Publication New Haven
- Date Published 1923
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THE BLINDMAN. A Ballad of Nogent l'Artaud
by Allen, Hervey
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