The lively handcolored illustrations and inelegant verse make this book a good example of the toy book genre popular in the second half of the nineteenth century. The pocket books series was the first series of paperback books. The engine searches the collections of 22 online booksellers. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Pocket book of verse by morris edmund speare alibris. In the long history of war more campaigns have been lost on account of a wrong political. Contains 249 poems by 77 of the worlds greatest poets, both modern and classical, from chaucer to sandburg. The golden treasury of the best songs and lyrical poems, mentor, 1961. Morris edmund speare author of the pocket book of short. Acommanderinchief is not in a position to begin a war as a chess player may begin a game with a new gambit. Welcome owned and operated by ben weinstein, who has been in the business of antiquarian books for over fifty years, heritage book shops inventory consists of some of the finest items in the areas of first editions, early printed books, bindings, illustrated books.
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Anthology of that fraction of light verse which is humo. With over 45 years of experience we look forward to helping you build your library. Its a collectors edition, volume 29 by pocket books, inc. In the book of matthew there is a picture of christ and the verse below. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide speare, morris edmund, 18841974. From edward taylor and walt whitman to hart crane and w. English and american poetry from the mid 1800s to the.
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