CANE, MELVILLE — A Wider Arc

New York, NY: Harcourt Brace, 1947. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription, on the title page. The book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge nicks and tears, spots of rubbing and wear, and creasing and small chips to the top edges, spine and corners. "Melville Henry Cane (April 15, 1879 – March 10, 1980) was an American poet and lawyer. He studied at Columbia University, and was the author of the influential book, Making a Poem (1953)...Cane was a legal counsel to notable writers like Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Ayn Rand, William Saroyan, and Thomas Wolfe and also served on the board of directors for Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc. Cane was also awarded the Frost Medal by the Poetry Society of America in 1971 for lifetime achievement." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .