Between the Covers

Hardcover. First edition. Introduction by Edwin Markham. Octavo. Japanese vellum over gilt boards. Boards rubbed, rear hinge neatly strengthened, very good or better. A very influential collection of poetry by young poets, this being the first appearance for several of them. This is copy #12 of 50 numbered copies Signed by the contributors: Joyce Kilmer, Ludwig Lewisohn, Edwin Markham, Reginald Wright Kauffman, James Oppenheim, Louis Untermeyer, George Sylvester Viereck, and several others. Rare.

[With]: *The Younger Quire*. New York: Moods Publishing Company 1911. 12mo. Introduction by "Daffydowndilly" (Untermeyer). Japanese vellum over gilt boards, issued without dust jacket. Thin spine tanned, short tear at the edge of one blank page and some slight soiling, near fine. Amusing parody of the young poets who appeared in *The Younger Choir*. Copy #63 of 100 numbered copies, the first 10 copies signed by the author (who is not identified). This copy is however Signed by Louis Untermeyer on the title page. Authored by Untermeyer, whose later work included several books of parody. His first acknowledged book, *First Love*, was also published in 1911. Rare.

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