American Child by Engle, Paul - 1944

Random house, 1945. Hardcover. Good. Good hardcover. No DJ. ORIGINAL 1945 EDITION. Ex-Library with usual markings. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

New York: Random, 1945. 3rd ptg . hard. Good. Front endpaper removed. Designed by Stefan Salter. Good reading copy Sepia-toned photo, title pg. good, no dj, black cloth spine w/ patterned bds, worn edges 66 pgs

Random House, 1945. Hardcover. Good. 66 pp. Light rubbing, edgewear on exterior; some yellowing on edges. Pieces of dust jacket pasted onto front and back endpapers. Pages have some yellowing on edges; clean inside. Sound binding. . Size: 12mo - over 6 3/4 in - 7 3/4 in tall. Year: 1945.

Random House, 1945. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1945. First Printing. 66 pages. Illustrative jacket over blue paper covered boards with blue cloth to spine. Jacket is in two parts. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.

New York: Random House, 1945. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Stated First Trade Edition. Decorated paper over boards, black cloth-backed. Fine duotone photograph in cameo at title page. 66 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Dial Press, 1956. Cloth. Fine. Smaller book, no dust jacket. Black cloth spine, illustrated boards. Fine.

Hardbound. About fine. Sonnets for My Daughters. With Thirty-Six New Poems. NY (Dial) (1956). Ex-library, but about fine in dust wrapper, with presentation inscription from the author on title.

New York: The Dial Press, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good +. 102 p. 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. Black cloth spine binding with grey printed paper boards, gilt lettering on spine. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD+: light wear to covers and spine- printing at edges of covers worn, light soiling to covers and spine, light foxing to edge of text block, pages clean, binding tight, signed by author in blue ink, 1957, on ffep.

Random, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Author. Very good hardcover with DJ. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on included card folder. WITH A SEPARATE PRIVATELY PRINTED PAMPHLET FOR CHRISTMAS 1944. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor edge tan. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows light edge wear. Presented with clear mylar ARCHIVAL book jacket cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

this poem by Paul Engle, the creator of the MFA programs in literature has been read many times. the front cover is wrinkled and scuffed top right edge shows wear. rear cover bottom left has something crossed out in black and missing tiny piece of cover. The poem is signed and inscribed. and dated. Text is unmarked. An image of Christmas in Middle America during World War two