PARKER, Dorothy — SUNSET GUN
New York. Boni & Liveright. First Edition. Purple boards with a gilt-lettered white cloth spine. Parker switched titles at the last moment from the rather cheerful SONGS FOR THE NEAREST HARMONICA to the darker SUNSET GUN, a reference to the cannon that is traditionally fired at the end of the day when the flag is lowered. Copy #257 of only 275 SIGNED by the poet of this collection of short poems, such as this:SUPERFLUOUS ADVICEShould they whisper false of you,Never trouble to deny;Should the words they say be true,Weep and storm and swear they lie.. Mild fading to covers. Near Fine in faded and broken slipcase lacking the bottom edge