TOWER OF IVORY
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and dated by Archibald MacLeish on the front flyleaf, with an autograph letter signed (ALS) from the poet laid in. The author's first book. Associated with the modernist school of poetry, MacLeish (1892-1981) was the ninth Librarian of Congress, a post he accepted at the urging of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes for his work. Small octavo: 71 p. Original paper-covered boards, with printed paper title labels. The dust jacket is toned along the spine and folds, with some general shelfwear and a few tape mends to the verso; otherwise very good. Very good / Good. Item #75111
Price: $250.00