The Lady is Cold: & Other Poems. [With six illustrations by Ernest F Hubbard].
by W[HITE], E[lwyn] B[rooks]
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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Kingston, New York, United States
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About This Item
E. B. White's First Book, Inscribed, with a Drawing
W[HITE], E[lwyn] B[rooks]: The Lady is Cold, Poems by E. B. W. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. 8vo, xii 95pp; original blue pictorial boards, black cloth spine (dulled). In a chemise and cloth slipcase with gilt-titled spine label.
This is the author's first individual book, preceded only by his collaboration with James Thurber, "Is Sex Necessary?" Light verse, sonnets, a couple of parodies, and some more measured cadences with exhoes of Whitman, Sandburg, Dorothy Parker and others created at 30 years of age. Very nice book overall, especially enhanced by original artwork.
WITH WHITE'S DRAWING OF A BIRD IN A CAGE on the front free endpaper, with the inscription "This copy includes sketch of the author's bird, asleep" signed with initials. to the right is written the word "Baby" and below the date May 1929" all in the author hand. In the upper right hand corner is the signature "Elinor Milnor Parker, June 1, 1929".
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- Bookseller
- BATTLEDORE LTD (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WHITE1929
- Title
- The Lady is Cold
- Author
- W[HITE], E[lwyn] B[rooks]
- Format/Binding
- Original blue pictorial boards, black cloth spine (dulled). In a chemise and cloth slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- poetry
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- Antiquarian, Rare & Collectible Books; American;
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