COMPLETE POEMS

CARL SANDBURG

Published by HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, NEW YORK, NY, 1950

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THIS IS THE EDITOR'S GALLEY PROOF OF CARL SANDBURG'S "COMPLETE POEMS" FOR HIS FORTHCOMING BOOK. THE BOOK IS A PERFECT BOUND "EDITOR'S" GALLEY PROOF COPY. THERE IS A PRINTED TIPPED ON PAPER LABEL THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE FRONT COVER THAT STATES: "AN "A" BOOK TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE NEXT MEETING." THERE IS A LARGE PRINTED PAPER PHOTOGRAPH OF A SEATED CARL SANDBURG PORTRAYED IN A BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH WITH THE TITLE "COMPLETE POEMS" AND A LARGE CURSIVE PRINTED SIGNATURE OF CARL SANDBURG THAT IS TIPPED ON TO THE FRONT OF THE GALLEY PROOF AS A COVER ILLUSTRATION. THERE IS A 13 PAGE PREFACE BY CARL SANDBURG THAT INCLUDES AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL. THIS "EDITOR'S COPY" LACKS THE ARCHIBAL;D MacLEISH "INTRODUCTION" THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE FINAL PUBLISHED VERSION OF THE BOOK. THE PERFECT BOUND SPINE IS SEPARATED INTO THREE NEARLY EQUAL SEGMENTS. THERE ARE SECTIONS THAT DENOTE TOPICAL MATERIAL AND PREVIOUS BOOK PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS "GOOD MORNING AMERICA," "THE PEOPLE, YES," "SLABS OF THE SUN BURNT WEST" AMD MANY OTHERS. THERE IS A REAR COVER CORNER TEAR WITH A SMALL PIECE MISSING. THERE ARE PRNTER'S "pi" DIRECTIONS ADJACENT TO MANY OF THE POEMS. THIS IS AN UNUSUAL AND PERHAPS A RARE POSSIBLY UNIQUE COPY FOR THE CARL SANDBURG COLLECTOR. Seller Inventory # 000979

Bibliographic Details

Title: COMPLETE POEMS

Publisher: HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, NEW YORK, NY

Publication Date: 1950

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: NO DUST JACKET AS ISSUED

Edition: EDITOR'S LONG GALLEY PROOFS.