Description: Vintage 1950 "The Oxford Book of American Verse" F.O. Matthiessen Hardcover +DJ! Photos are of actual item for sale - we don't use stock photos! Condition is "Very Good". Please see pics for more detail on condition and let me know if you have any questions. Dust jacket has some tearing, mainly at spine and front edge. Book itself is in great shape! Binding is tight, reading pages are excellent, clean and unmarked, no rips or tears. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. This is a companion volume to the Oxford Book of English Verse in looks and layout. American poets included are personal favorites of the compiler F. O. Matthiessen. Poets studied in high school are here; for example, the giants of the 19th century Edgar Allan Poe (19 poems), Walt Whitman (35 poems) Ralph Waldo Emerson (24 poems) and Emily Dickenson (48 poems). By mid 20th century we have Robert Frost (40 poems) and T. S. Eliot (5 poems). In all there are 51 American poets beginning with Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) to Robert Lowell (1917-1977). A handsome volume that has maintained its reference value over the years.
Price: 13.75 USD
Location: Savoy, Illinois
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Publication Year: 1950
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Book Title: The Oxford Book of American Verse
Era: 1950s
Author: Mixed Authors
Features: Dust Jacket
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Topic: Poetry
Vintage: Yes
Number of Pages: 1132
