Markham edwin 1852 1940 (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 6 pp., 1 leaf, 338 pp. ; frontispiece, plates, portrait ; 21 cm. ; red cloth, embossed with a Scottish thistle at lower right corner of front cover, with gold lettering ; illustrations include: Harry Lander and His Son Captain John Lander -- I did not stop at sending out my recruiting band. I went out myself -- Carry On!' were the last words of my boy Captain John Lauder to his men but he would mean them for me too -- Bang! Went Sixpence -- Harry Lauder preserves the bonnet of his son brought to him from where the lad fell -- Captain John Lauder and Comrades Before the Trenches in France -- 'Make us laugh again Harry!' Though I remember my son and want to join the ranks I have obeyed -- Harry Lauder "Laird of Dunoon." ; Medal struck off by Germany when Lusitania was sunk -- ; Harry Lauder, the great Scottish entertainer, went to France in WWI to entertain the troops while under fire and on 28 December 1916 at Poiziers, his son John Lauder (1891-1916), a Captain of the 8th Argyll a nd Sutherland Highlanders, was killed in action ; Here Lauder recounts his tragic experience in this, his second book ; He was later knighted for his efforts in the World War ; previous owner name on front ep ; slight foxing, else VG. Book.…

Poetry broadside, 35 x 21 cm. N.p: [1922?]. Overall age toning, shallow chipping to upper and lower margins, chips to lower corners, not affecting text, old fold lines, browned on verso. Inscribed by Markham in ink at the top, "To Audrey Orrington, in memory of the day in January when I read all the poems in her Demi-Tasse. West New Brighton, N.Y., Jan. 18, 1931." Signed at the bottom by Markham. The poem has four stanzas of uneven length, a total of 57 lines. A printed note at the top indicates this "revised edition" was read by Markham at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 1922. The latest copyright is 1919. A printed note along the bottom of the broadside quotes Dr. Henry Van Dyke of Princeton who said "Edwin Markham's Lincoln is the greatest poem ever written on the immortal martyr, and the greatest that ever will be written.".…

Poetry broadside, 35 x 21 cm. Scattered foxing and spotting, browned on verso, old fold lines. Two short, closed tears at upper and lower margins, lower left corner chipped, not affecting text. Inscribed by Markham in ink at the top, "For my friend, Audrey Ovington, with my western halloo," with a circle underneath. At the bottom signed by Markham, with the date 1931. The poem, originally written in 1898, has five stanza of uneven length, a total of 49 lines. The first lines: "Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans / Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, / The emptiness of ages in his face." A caption review below the poem states that "[t]his poem has been repeatedly called 'the supreme poem of the century' and 'the battle-cry of the next thousand years.' " Markham was Poet Laureate of Oregon from 1923-1931. The fame of this poem meant that Markham was also often called to speak on labor issues.…

Schoolchildren nationwide used to be required to memorize this poet's social protest piece, "The Man with the Hoe," which was inspired by Millet's painting of the same name. Printed DS, 1p, 8½" X 14", n.p. [Staten Island, NY], n.d. [post-1924]. Near fine. Broadside printing of this most renowned poem, signed big and bold at the lower margin "Your friend, Edwin Markham: / Staten Island, N.Y." Bright and attractive. "Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans / Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground," Markham begins. "The emptiness of ages in his face, / And on his back the burden of the world." -- still a powerful and moving piece despite changes in poetry style and diction. Accompanied by a fine heavy stock 6¼" X 5" color reproduction of Millet's namesake painting.…

Poet best remembered for "The Man with the Hoe." Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 7¼" X 10½", West New Brighton, NY, 1929 September 21. Very good. Updating form sent out by "Who's Who in America" for their 1930-31 edition, on orange stock, with Markham's 2" X 3" biographical entry from the previous edition affixed onto the blank center area. Markham has written on the wide margin, "is frequently called the leader of the Democratic movement in American poetry" and "Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters," plus one minor correction. At the bottom he signs and gives his address. An editor has made marks and drawn lines in green ink through most of Markham's additions; two checkmarks near the signature barely touch two letters; there are several other editor's marks, in pencil and red pencil. A colorful, extremely interesting document.…