Harriet Monroe — The Difference and Other Poems Including the Columbian Ode

Chicago, Covici-McGee Co. 1924. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from American editor and writer Harriet Monroe. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece. A collection of poetry, including titles such as Carolina Wood-Cuts, At the Prado, The War, Lifted Veils, and Columbian Ode which was composed for the opening of the World's Columbian Exposition. Written by Harriet Monroe, an American editor, scholar, literary critic, poet, and patron of the arts. She was the founding publisher and long-time editor of Poetry magazine, which she established in 1912, and played an important role in the development of modern poetry. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light wear and minor sunning to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. The odd small closed tear to the panel edges with a small crease to the front panel. Light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.