1918 Anthology of Magazine Verse & American Poetry (First Edition)

Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1918 and Year Book of American Poetry — William Stanley Braithwaite (editor)

The 1918 Small, Maynard first edition includes poems by Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Edgar Lee Masters, Carl Sandburg, Edith Wharton, Joyce Kilmer, and Amy Lowell.

First edition.
Small, Maynard & Company issued these annual anthologies, typically in a single printing per year; the first shows the 1918 title page with no later-printing statement.

Condition: Good (complete and serviceable, visible wear).
Noted flaws, plainly:
• Frayed/chipped spine ends and corners (spine head and tail worn)
• Rubbed and soiled boards with the paper cover label showing edge wear
• Cracked/starting text block with visible gap and loose sections (additional photos 1 and 2)
• Toned and lightly foxed pages
• Staining/tide-mark and bookplate to front pastedown
• Rough, deckle-like page-block edges with wear
Photos show the exact copy you will receive.

First-printing points, checked on this copy:
• Title page reads 'Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1918 AND YEAR BOOK OF AMERICAN POETRY'
• Publisher: Small, Maynard & Company, Boston
• Edited by William Stanley Braithwaite
• Ads leaf lists 'Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1918' as the latest in the series, consistent with the 1918 volume
• No number line or printing statement is visible in the supplied photos

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