Masters edgar lee

THE OPEN SEA

1921 · 7587 — New York: Macmillan 1921. First edition INSCRIBED by the author in December of 1921. 8vo publisher's original navy blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and in blind on the upper cover. vi 302pp. A fine copy the text appears unread and the blue cloth is beautifully preserved with no fading whatsoever. A collection of verse from the American poet and novelist who practiced law for nearly thirty years and is best remembered for Spoon River Anthology. THE OPEN SEA is a series of poems about his boyhood experiences in western Illinois and the book that would make his reputation and become one of the most popular works of American Literature during the 1920.<br> Fine copies are hard to find these days and inscribed copies being especially so. Macmillan hardcover