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 #86 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.. Fine in most of original(?) glassine and a Very Good, intact slipcase with some fading. Uncommon in this condition