The poetry quartos : twelve brochures, each containing a new poem by an American poet / designed, printed, and made by Paul Johnston.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Johnston, Paul, 1899-
• Library of Theodore Dreiser (University of Pennsylvania)
• Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
• American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• American poetry--20th century.
• American poetry.
• Poetry, American.

Local Subjects:

• Poetry, American.

Genre:

• Poetry.

Physical Description:

12 parts : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

First Edition.

Manufacture:

Silvermine, Connecticut, U.S.A. : Designed, printed and made by Paul Johnston.

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Published by Random House, 1929.

Contents:

• [1] Monologue for Mothers (Aside) by Genevieve Taggard
• [2] The Lovely Shall be Choosers by Robert Frost
• [3] Rigamarole, Rigamarole by Vachel Lindsay
• [4] The Prodigal Son by Edwin Arlington Robinson
• [5] Adirondak Cycle by Louis Untermeyer
• [6] Body and Stone: A Song Cycle by Alfred Kreymborg
• [7] Red Roses for Bronze "H. D"
• [8] Birthday Sonnet by Elinor Wylie
• [9] The Aspirant by Theodore Dreiser
• [10] Sagacity by William Rose Benét
• [11] Prelude by Conrad Aiken
• [12] Roots by Witter Bynner.

Notes:

• Title from yellow printed wrapper enclosing the twelve pamphlets of four leaves each.
• "The drawings on the covers and design of box cover are by Paul Johnston."
• "475 copies printed ... Published May, 1929."
• Issued in a yellow paper fold-over wrapper, contained in a slip case.

OCLC:

1571838