Wilbert Snow — The Inner Harbour

New York, Harcourt Brace and Company, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce anthology, written and signed by American poet and influential educator and political figure in Connecticut Wilbert Snow. The Inner Harbour, a very scarce poetic anthology, written and signed by American poet and the 75th Governor of Connecticut Wilbert Snow. Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1926.In the publisher's original quarter cloth, with green paper boards, in the original clipped dust wrapper. The poet's signed inscription to the front free end paper.Despite holding the position of Governor for barely two weeks as an interim after the resignation of his predecessor, Snow was a prominent figure in Connecticut, particular for education, where he served on Boards of Education for over thirty years. His poetry became popular after meeting fellow poet Robert Frost, with whom he became close friends. This particular anthology, writing of his native state of Maine, and its people and places, is an example of his autobiographical poetry. In the publisher's original quarter cloth, with green paper boards, in the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with minimal marks to boards. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Minor shelf wear and fading to the spine. Dust wrapper is clean, with minimal marks. Missing wrapper spine, placed in protective coating. Signs of edgewear to wrapper, with the occasional small chip. Faint offsetting to end papers. Poet's signed inscription to the front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound, with slight wear to hinge between blank and half title, and leaves pp.68-69. Pages are generally bright and clean, with slight age toning. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good Only.