Anthology Poetry Young Americans, First Edition (28 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing and/or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Prufer on the title page. Text unmarked. The wrapper shows some very light handling. 8vo. xv, 243pp. Signed by Editor.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good condition. This is a trade size softcover book. Name and address on inside front cover. Spine tips and top corners are lightly bumped. 124 pages.

Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st printing. Price-Clipped. A clean, tight copy in a MYLAR PROTECTIVE COVER."From the uniquely rich and varied collection of children's literature in the Library of Congress, here is a rich sampling of writings and illustrations created for young readers in America from colonial times to 1900. They are reproduced here - many in facsimile - from the originals, some of which are extremely rare." PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED in black & white and color drawings, paintings and etchings. "The works also speak for themselves, as generous passages, and even complete books, are included. Taken together, they provide a unique insight into what adults of that era felt most worthy of imparting to young minds, of passing on to the future; they are thus a sort of "time capsule," a fascinating segment of social history, as well as a vigorous and varied body of writing for children." 466 pages. NOTE: Due to the large size and heavy weight of the book significant additional shipping cost will be requested/required for OUT-OF-U.S. shipment in accordance with country of destination.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. [Asheboro]: [Anthology of Poetry Inc]. Near Fine. 1998. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 1883931134 . First edition. 172 pages. Near Fine copy [slight spine cocking]. .

cloth, dust jacket. Children's Books (illustrator). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (x), 467 pages. First edition. Selections are from the Rare Book Collection of the Library of Congress. Jacket chipped and soiled.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 466 pp; Book has no names, pages unmarked, covers excellent. Dust jacket is unclipped, small tear at the rear fold and very slightly age toned edges. Comes in a clear mylar dust jacket cover. A nice, clean, tight and very attractive book.

Large Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Jacket spine head and spine base bumped with minor tears. Spine pushed. 1974 Large Hardcover. 466 pp. "From the uniquely rich and varied collection of children's literature in the Library of Congress, here is a rich sampling of writings and illustrations created for young readers in America from colonial times to 1900. .There are samples of traditional and popular tales, rhymes, riddles, and street cries, as well as chapbooks, primers, storybooks, and magazines.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1. First Printing. Publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, blind-stamped medallion and border on cover. 4to. (x), 466, (1) pp. Profusely illustrated in color and B&W. An amazing collection of Americana selected from the Rare Book Collections of the Library of Congress and Introduced by Virginia Haviland and Margaret N. Coughlan. Tight, square and unmarked. There is very minor bleeding onto the rep only. Minor sunning on spine and cover. All text and illustrations clean and bright. Both flaps from dust jacket laid in. VERY GOOD. Heavy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans, 1993 ed. American Academy of Poetry, 1993, ISBN: 1883931002 Softcover in good condition, text clean and unmarked, binding tight, cover clean price inside cover in ink. This is a collection selected by thee Academy from promising young poets. 172 pages. Book.

Cloth, 4to, 29 cm, 466 pp, ills. "From the uniquely rich and varied collection of children's literature in the Library of Congress, here is a rich sampling of writings and illustrations created for young readers in America from colonial times to 1900. They are reproduced here - many in facsimile - from the originals, some of which are extremely rare. The authors have provided thoughtful introductions to each section of reading, and an informative caption accompanies each selection of prose or verse. The works also speak for themselves, as generous passages, and even complete books, are included. Taken together, they provide a unique insight into what adults of that era felt most worthy of imparting to young minds, of passing on to the future; they are thus a sort of 'time capsule,' a fascinating segment of social history, as well as a vigorous and varied body of writing for children. Here is The New England Primer of 1773, 'Parson' Weems's Life of George Washington, The Tales of Peter Parley About America (by Samuel G. Goodrich), and the famous History of Little Goody Two-shoes. There are samples of traditional and popular tales, rhymes, riddles, and street cries, as well as chaphooks, primers, story-books, and magazines. An unusual early version of Clement C. Moore's 'A Visit from Saint Nicholas' and a delightful edition of 'Yankee Doodle' illustrated by Howard Pyle, are reproduced in full color. Excerpts from such classics as Elsie Dinsmore, Uncle Remus, The Little Colonel, Sara Crewe, and the Peterkin Papers are included, along with lesser known but charming works by American writers and illustrators. There is a rich selection of stories first published in such magazines as Juvenile Miscellany, St. Nicholas, and Horace E. Scudder's Riverside."- from the blurb. Slight wear at head of spine, otherwise Good in a used dustwrapper which is torn on the spine.

Cloth, 4to, 29 cm, 466 pp, ills. "From the uniquely rich and varied collection of children's literature in the Library of Congress, here is a rich sampling of writings and illustrations created for young readers in America from colonial times to 1900. They are reproduced here - many in facsimile - from the originals, some of which are extremely rare. The authors have provided thoughtful introductions to each section of reading, and an informative caption accompanies each selection of prose or verse. The works also speak for themselves, as generous passages, and even complete books, are included. Taken together, they provide a unique insight into what adults of that era felt most worthy of imparting to young minds, of passing on to the future; they are thus a sort of 'time capsule,' a fascinating segment of social history, as well as a vigorous and varied body of writing for children. Here is The New England Primer of 1773, 'Parson' Weems's Life of George Washington, The Tales of Peter Parley About America (by Samuel G. Goodrich), and the famous History of Little Goody Two-shoes. There are samples of traditional and popular tales, rhymes, riddles, and street cries, as well as chaphooks, primers, story-books, and magazines. An unusual early version of Clement C. Moore's 'A Visit from Saint Nicholas' and a delightful edition of 'Yankee Doodle' illustrated by Howard Pyle, are reproduced in full color. Excerpts from such classics as Elsie Dinsmore, Uncle Remus, The Little Colonel, Sara Crewe, and the Peterkin Papers are included, along with lesser known but charming works by American writers and illustrators. There is a rich selection of stories first published in such magazines as Juvenile Miscellany, St. Nicholas, and Horace E. Scudder's Riverside."- from the blurb. Very Good in an edgeworn dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First printing. Very near fine in like dust jacket. An attractive, well preserved copy.

Paperback. First Edition, First printing. A scarce title in the series of publications by the National High School Poetry Association from the forties through the sixties. VERY GOOD+ TO NEAR-FINE . 140 PAGES WITH RED CARD COVERS AND RING BINDING. TEXT CLEAN, BINDING STRONG. OWNER NAME.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 466 pages w/ index. Red cloth w/ embossed picture of a boy on cover and gilt lettering on spine. Color pictorial dust jacket is protected in myler cover. One brown strip of discoloring runs the width of the dj, presumably from tape. Clean, unmarked, tight copy of the collection of stories selected form the Rare Book Collections of the Library of Congress. Record # 804037.

Ring-bound. Condition: Good. First Edition. Scarce material. Tan textured wraps with titles, moderate wear. Pages very good. Red double-ring bind. Poems of 1960 Spring Semester selected from Pennsylvania high school students from another era are on exhibit in these leaves. An intriguing and densely filled collection of the written word from young, rather mature, creative minds. 148 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. First edition. Octavo. 112pp. Spiral bound. Hand-stenciled wrappers. Front wrap detached, fair only. Ownership signature of one of the contributors. Anthology of many contributions from high school students from New York. *OCLC* locates no copies.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 118pp. Spiral bound. Hand-stenciled wrappers. Modest wear, very good or better. Anthology of many contributions from high school students from New York area. *OCLC* locates a single copy, in Texas, of all places.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 112pp. Spiral bound. Hand-stenciled wrappers. Modest wear, near fine. Card laid in notifying one of the poets that their contribution is included, an inscribed Anthology of many contributions from high school students from New York. *OCLC* locates no copies.