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AN EVENING'S JOURNEY TO CONWAY MASSACHUSETTS. An Outdoor Play
by MacLEISH, Archibald
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a Fine slipcase and clamshell box
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
(Northampton, MA): (The Gehenna Press), (1967). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine slipcase and clamshell box. String-bound blue-gray wraps in slipcase with printed paper label on the front, extra label laid in. Housed in a specially made blue cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered blue morocco leather spine. One of an unstated limitation of 400 copies written for the bicentennial of Conway, Massachusetts (1767-1967). Frontispiece etching of Macleish by Leonard Baskin.
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 #
- 020324
- Title
- AN EVENING'S JOURNEY TO CONWAY MASSACHUSETTS. An Outdoor Play
- Author
- MacLEISH, Archibald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a Fine slipcase and clamshell box
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- (The Gehenna Press)
- Place of Publication
- (Northampton, MA)
- Date Published
- (1967)
- Keywords
- Limited, Gehenna Press, Modern Firsts, Modern First Editions, Modern Poetry, Massachusetts
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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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