Carl Sandburg — The American Songbag

New York , Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A first edition comprehensive volume that beautifully celebrates the diverse melodies and verses of America. A first American edition of this work. This volume is a collection of two hundred and eighty melodies and verses that are from diverse regions of America, from varied characters and communities. The volume marshals the genius of thousands of original signing Americans. Carl Sandburg was an American poet, biographer, journalist and editor, winning three Pulitzer Prizes, two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with a few light marks to the boards. A bookplate for Flexi White to the front pastedown. A previous owner inscription to the front pastedown and front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .