Virginia Kent Cummins (8 results)

Hard Cover. Ruth Reeves (illustrator). First Edition. Covers lightly stained, some surface wear to rear, nick to spine crown, else quite nice and very good. On the front flyleaf the author has scripted a poem in black ink, below that her SIGNED gift inscription. Clipped at bottom of page is an additional note, initialed by the author. There is a small rust-stain from the clip at bottom of endpapers. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limp Leather binding. Red binding with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Three B/W illustrations. Red silk ribbon bound in. Photos of book on request.

Condition: Good. 1931. 189 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed.Tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by author, "To Isabelle Wilmer these simple songs and may she climb high over the hills of poetry. Virginia Kent Cummins 1942". First edition (same date on title and copyright pages with no additional printings listed). Paste-down blue paper with a color drawing of a seagull in flight, 189 pp, illustrated with 4 plates by Ruth Reeves. Near fine in near fine dustjacket. Spine portion of dustjacket tanned, a bit rubbed along edges, with two ¾ inch drop marks at top edge; price present. Book itself has a bit of the spine lettering rubbed off, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked and apparently never read. Modern first; poetry; autograph ; 189 pages.

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, xii, xiii, xv, 189 pages. In Good condition. Bound in the publisher's blue cloth bearing white lettering to the spine. Boards have slight plus wear including sunning to the spine, rubbing to the edges and slight cocking to the spine. Text block has modest wear including slight age toning to the edges and foxing to few first pages. Frontispiece. Illustrated. First edition. Inscribed by the author. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column X. 1406606. FP New Rockville Stock.

First edition. 12mo. 189 pp. Illustrations by Ruth Reeves. Inscribed. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, overall good condition. (80782). Presentation copy, six line rhymed inscription, autographed photograph of poet attached, front free endpaper.

Hardback. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Illustrated by Ruth Reeves (illustrator). First Edition.

CUMMINS, Virginia Kent. ON WIND OF CHANCE. Illustrated by Ruth Reeves. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1931]. 8vo., boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Cummins on front endpaper: "May you who read this book find there some song to stir the heart; A haunting air where memories start, or a merry measure to impart a moment`s pleasure. For lovely Alice Rising and her brother Herbert, from Virginia Kent Cummins. 1st part serious, 2nd part frivolous, (corrections by V.C.). With several corrections by the author in the text. Fine in d/j. $50.00.