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More than most literary genre, poetry remains defiantly bound to books somehow, it just doesnt feel right to. I remember almost everything about it except the title and the author. Leaves of gold clyde francis lytle an anthology of prayers. Leaves of gold original inspirational poetry felipe. Unfollow 1938 leaves of gold book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. In 1855, walt whitman 181992 published his great tribute to america, the volume of poems that was to become his masterpiece, leaves of grass. It was a small book of humorous food poems in the style of autograph book verse, with black line drawingsit wasnt an alan tiegreen book. By supporting sometimesagreatnovel, youre supporting a small business, and, in turn, etsy. Antiquarian collectable books that date from pre1700 to modern times are perfect for reading enjoyment, and also for displaying in a bookcase. Rare bibles, vintage bibles, first print bibles, and more. The artist leaned in slowly to his daughters sculpted visage placed a slender leaf of gold. Vintage leaves of gold clyde francis lytle hc 1964 cord bound vgc. How to search on abebooks to find the value of your book.
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But in the world of rare books, poets are revered by bibliophiles and collectors, and abebooks regularly sells examples of their finest work for fourfigure prices. Even during national poetry month, we all to often hear there is little demand for poetry from todays readers. Each has 16 pages of poems and quotes with beautiful illustrations of flowers and scenes. Presenting leaves gold 1964 clyde in stock and ready to ship today. Looking through books on amazon i came across a book called leaves of gold, it was reasonably priced and stated in good condition, i ordered the anthology, it arrived quickly and in condition described. In a copy like this the leaves are intact and the book block itself is still square but the binding may be in tatters. The language in this book is lyrical, indeed at times it seems to be poetry masquerading as prose. Vintage 1963 book leaves of gold inspirational verse prayers prose phrases. This post revised july 18, 2019 if the words endure, they do so because they link the links leaves of gold seasons change. Subsequently i lost the book in one of our many moves. The top, foreedge and foot of the book are colored in gold. Our books are printed on high grade, acidfree, book grade, opaque paper stock sourced from responsibly managed forests. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. I look up from my book and out at the world through reading glasses the world, italicized.
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