Richard Eberhart — Song and Idea

London, Chatto & Windus, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A charming poetical anthology from a Pulitzer-Prize winning poet, later elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The first edition of Song and Idea, the third poetry anthology written by American Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Richard Eberhart. In the publisher's original quarter cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.  Having written this charming anthology following his acclaimed Reading of Sprits, Song and Idea contains both short lyrics and introspective narratives which showcase his talent for expressing sincerity. Eberhart would later win the Pullitzer Prize and National Book award and be elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1982. In the publisher's original quarter cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with minimal marks. Small bumps to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Dust wrapper is generally clean, with slight running and the odd browning mark to the extremities. Fading to wrapper spine, and a couple of small closed tears to top extremity of front wrapper and head of front wrapper joint. Offsetting to end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are mostly bright and clean, with the odd faint spot to extremities of first and last leaves. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.