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