The Poetry Library of Marie Bullock - Locus Solus Rare Books

inscribed by Lindsay beneath the first poem in the series: “Yours forever and a day and with
a feather in my hat, Vachel Lindsay.” In addition, the poet has made textual corrections in
ink to three of his poems. Scarce. $250
509. LINDSAY, VACHEL. The Candle in the Cabin: A Weaving Together of Script and
Singing. New York: D. Appleton, 1926. First edition. 8vo, illustrated, green cloth. Spine
darkened a shade, else about fine. $40
510. LINDSAY, VACHEL. Collected Poems. Revised and Illustrated Edition. New York:
Macmillan, 1927. Later printing. 8vo, green cloth. Slight lean, near fine in a bright dust
jacket with a bit of edge wear and a pair of closed tears, faint stain to front panel. This copy
has been inscribed by Lindsay over two preliminary pages, including drawings of flowers
and a butterfly. $175
511. LINDSAY, VACHEL. Litany of Washington Street: A Fantasy. N.P., N.p., n.d. First
(separate?) edition. 8vo, 9pp, self wrappers, stapled. Few marks, fine, fragile. One of a stated
55 copies, the entire edition, signed and numbered by Lindsay. Prints the text of Lindsay’s
short piece imagining a national street, named for George Washington and spanning the
breadth of the United States. Not to be confused with the 1929 clothbound book of the same
title. $350
512. LITTLEFIELD, HAZEL. A Flame of Faith. Tujunga, California: Cecil L. Anderson,
(1952). First edition. 8vo, cloth. Just about fine in a slightly faded dust jacket with a bit of
edge wear. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front fly: “For William Beebe, whose courage
I have long admired, and whose work has been an inspiration to my son. Hazel Littlefield
Smith.” Portion of original prospectus laid in. $50
513. LONG, HANIEL. Pittsburgh Memoranda. Santa Fe, N.M.: Writers’ Editions, (1935). First
edition. 8vo, gray cloth. Fine in a crisp, fresh dust jacket, with one tiny nick to the rear and
just the slightest sun-fading to the spine. The trade edition, neither numbered nor signed.
Laid in is a typed letter signed by Long to Mrs. Bullock. $75
“THIS IS THE FOREST PRIMEVAL . . .”
514. LONGFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH. Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie. Boston: William
D. Ticknor, 1847. First edition. 8vo, original brown boards, rebacked, with new paper spine
label. Faint dampstain affecting last few leaves; two ownership signatures on front
pastedown; bookplate discreetly placed on first blank following publisher’s ads, a bit of
expert restoration to board edges. With “Lo” instead of “Long” on page 61. $750
515. LONGEFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH. The Golden Legend. Boston: Ticknor, Reed,
and Fields, 1851. First edition. Small 8vo, publisher’s catalog dated January 1852 in front;
pale yellow endpapers; original brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Slight lean; few pages
a bit roughly opened, a touch of wear at the crown, some faint small marks and a bit of
rubbing to cloth covers, generally an attractive copy. $350
516. LONGFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH. The Song of Hiawatha. London: David
Bogue, 1855. First edition. 8vo, original green cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Contemporary
inscription; spine faded, typically; bleached area to rear cover and few minor spots; a bit of
wear the ends of the spine. The correct first edition, preceding the American edition by about
a week. With the first issue point on page 96 (“dove” instead of “dived”) and the publisher’s
March 1855 catalogue in rear. $500
517. LONGFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH. The Masque of Pandora and Other Poems.
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1875. First edition, first issue. Small 8vo, terracotta cloth stamped
in gilt. Slight foxing toward rear; edges a trifle rubbed, few small spots. A nice copy. $100
WITH N.C. WYETH ILLUSTRATIONS
518. LONGFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH. The Courtship of Miles Standish. With an
Introduction by Ernest W. Longfellow and with Pictures by N.C. Wyeth. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 1920 First edition thus. Small 4to, cloth with printed illustrated label on front. Slight
sun-darkening, gilt stamping dulled, very good. Tercentenary edition, the first with Wyeth’s
illustrations. $100