Short History of the Fur Trade: Poems.

Adrien Stoutenburg.

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1969

About this Item

First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: Book shows just a touch of wear to extremities; sparse foxing at upper front corner; tiny smudge at mid rear face; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities; shows a couple of small chips; rubbing and some faint soiling; spine sun-faded, but still quite legible; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Clean, sturdy, and reasonably presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 102pp. Hardback with DJ. Adrien Stoutenburg (1916 1982) was an American poet and a prolific writer of juvenile literature. Her poetry collection "Heroes, Advise Us" was the 1964 Lamont Poetry Selection. "Short History" was her second collection. It won a California Book Award (silver) for 1969, and was a close competitor for the Pulitzer Prize. Her third collection, Greenwich Mean Time, was published in 1979. James Dickey has written of her poetry, "If I were to characterize the tone of voice, I would call it that of sensitive outrage, quivering, powerful, and delicate. Delicate: therefore powerful.". Seller Inventory # 36354

Bibliographic Details

Title: Short History of the Fur Trade: Poems.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA

Publication Date: 1969

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: First Ed; First Printing indicated.