Description: Signed by the Editor, Publisher, Judges, and 97 of the 100 represented poetsThe Lyric Year: One Hundred Poems Author: EARLE, Ferdinand, edited by Title: The Lyric Year: One Hundred Poems Publication: New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1912 Description: Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Octavo. 316pp. Rebound in full blue morocco gilt by Riviere and Sons. Joints rubbed, else near fine. Bookplate of George Steele Seymour and also that of Eleanor DeForest Smith of Colorado Springs, both on the front pastedown. An anthology of American poetry that includes the first appearance of the poem "Renascence" by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Her poem was widely considered the best submission, but only won fourth place in the anthology, and the resulting notoriety was in large part responsible for launching her career as a poet.This copy Signed by the editor and judge, Ferdinand Earle (twice), as well as by the other two judges, William Stanley Braithwaite and Edward J. Wheeler, and by the publisher Mitchell Kennerely. Additionally it bears the Signatures of 97 of the contributing poets at the places where their poems appears (the vast majority have signed in the book; a few - perhaps four or five - have signatures tipped-in). Several of the poets have contributed a handwritten poem or have corrected or added to the poems that are printed in the book. Among many others, those who have Signed the book include Zoe Akins, Katharine Lee Bates (author of "America the Beautiful"), William Rose Benet, Witter Bynner, Don Byrne, Bliss Carmen, Madison Cawein, Thomas Augustine Daly (who shared second prize), Olive T. Dargen, John Erskine, Arthut Davison Ficke, Hermann Hagedorn, Orrick Johns (who won first prize), Harry Kemp, Joyce Kilmer, Ludwig Lewisohn, Percy Mackaye, Edwin Markham, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Edward J. O'Brien, Robert H. Schauffler, Clinton Scollard, George Sterling (who shared second prize), Sara Teasdale, Ridgely Torrence, Charles Hanson Towne, Louis Untermeyer, George Sylvester Viereck, Blanche S. Wagstaff, John Hall Wheelock, Margaret Widdemer, George E. Woodberry, and Willard Huntington Wright.Among those who are represented by tipped-in signature or letters are Julian Hawthorne, Richard Le Gallienne, and Vachel Lindsay. Only three of the poets are unrepresented by signatures in the book: Anne Cleveland Cheney, Harold Childs, and Frances Gregg. Additionally the book bears a hand-painted frontispiece, and newspaper portraits of a few of the poets have been tipped-in their poems, causing some modest offsetting on a few pages.Interestingly, aside from the importance of this volume in furthering the career of Millay, it also bears the signatures of the first three women to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry: Millay, Sara Teasdale, and Margaret Widdemer. Seller ID: 409203 Subject: Poetry Between the Covers Between the Covers has been selling books for more than 30 years. Today we offer a wide ranging inventory, from Modern First Editions to General Used Books to Rare Archival Collections. We are active members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All books are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: EARLE, Ferdinand, edited by
Publisher: Mitchell Kennerley
Year Printed: 1912
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Signed
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
