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b. 1879 - d. 1931

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      • Collection American Poet Vachel Lindsay (7pc)
        May. 07, 2023

        Collection American Poet Vachel Lindsay (7pc)

        Est: $300 - $600

        Book Collection American Poet Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931):(1) "Collected Poems" by Vachel Lindsay. Revised and Illustrated Edition (New York: The MacMillan Company, 1925), 8vo, hardcover, 464pp. Boldly signed in ink by Lindsay on the front flyleaf; (1) "Going-to-the-Stars" by Vachel Lindsay (New York and London: D. Appleton and Company, 1926), 8vo, hardcover with dj, 102pp. 1st edition; (1)"Every Soul is a Circus" by Vachel Lindsay, Decorations by the Author and George M. Richards (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1929, 8vo, hardcover with dj, 120pp. Published October 1929--First edition; (1) "Adventures Rhymes & Designs" by Vachel Lindsay. With an Essay by Robert F. Sayre (New York: The Eakins Press, 1968), 8vo, softcover, 287pp; (1) "City of Discontent: An interpretive biography of Vachel Lindsay, being also the story of Springfield, Illinois U.S.A. and of the love of the poet for that city, and that state and that nation" by Mark Harris (Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1952), 8vo, hardcover with dj, 403pp. 1st edition; (1) "Vachel Lindsay, A Biography" by Edgar Lee Masters (New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935), 8vo, hardcover with dj, 392pp. First edition; (1) "Yes" by Nick Lindsay (By the author, 1967), 8vo, wraps, 61pp. Nick (Nicholas Cage Lindsay, 1927-2020) was the son of the poet, and a professor of English at Goshen College.

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      • Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, Illinois / New York (1879-1931), The Whirlwind, 1925, ink on paper, calligraphy poem, 5 1/2"H x 4 1/2"W (sight), 13 1/4"H x 9 1/4"W (frame)
        Apr. 29, 2023

        Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, Illinois / New York (1879-1931), The Whirlwind, 1925, ink on paper, calligraphy poem, 5 1/2"H x 4 1/2"W (sight), 13 1/4"H x 9 1/4"W (frame)

        Est: $100 - $200

        Nicholas Vachel Lindsay Illinois / New York, (1879-1931) The Whirlwind, 1925 ink on paper, calligraphy poem Signed lower center.

        Ripley Auctions
      • Lindsay (Vachel) The Chinese Nightingale, early reprint, signed presentation inscription from the author with 14-line autograph poem, New York, 1918; and 5 others, poetry (6)
        May. 19, 2022

        Lindsay (Vachel) The Chinese Nightingale, early reprint, signed presentation inscription from the author with 14-line autograph poem, New York, 1918; and 5 others, poetry (6)

        Est: £150 - £200

        NO RESERVE Lindsay (Vachel) The Chinese Nightingale, early reprint, signed presentation inscription from the author dated Feb, 6, 1919 "in the chimney of your affections, let me be a brick" with 14-line autograph poem below dated ?December 12, 1923 to endpaper, original pictorial cloth, light toning to spine, New York, 1918 § M[orton] (J. B.) Gorgeous Poetry, Gorgeous Poetry, 1911-1920, first edition, scattered spotting, original boards, light bumping to spine ends and corners, 1920; and 4 others, poetry, 8vo (6) ⁂ The first was inscribed at two separate meetings at Wellesley College, the poem appears to be unpublished. The second is an early collection of satires by the author who would write under the famous "Beachcomber" pen-name.

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • LINDSAY, Vachel (1879–1931). The Congo and Other Poems. New...
        Feb. 26, 2022

        LINDSAY, Vachel (1879–1931). The Congo and Other Poems. New...

        Est: $150 - $250

        LINDSAY, Vachel (1879–1931). The Congo and Other Poems. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914. 8vo. Original publisher’s yellow–brown pictorial cloth stamped in red, grey, and gilt (very light rubbing to extreme ends). Provenance: A. Gaylord Beaman (bookplate designed by Paul Landacer). FIRST EDITION with an introduction by Harriet Monroe. ADVANCED READING COPY, title perforated with “compliments of the Macmillan Co”.

        Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
      • VACHEL LINDSAY, Illinois, 1879–1931, "Meeting Ourselves"., Ink on paper, 20" x 9" sight. Framed 22" x 11".
        Nov. 09, 2018

        VACHEL LINDSAY, Illinois, 1879–1931, "Meeting Ourselves"., Ink on paper, 20" x 9" sight. Framed 22" x 11".

        Est: $100 - $150

        VACHEL LINDSAY Illinois, 1879–1931 "Meeting Ourselves". Applied typewritten poem is surrounded by a circular vignette of wind-blown trees and four rectangular panels with assorted designs. Signed in circular vignette lower right "Vachel L. Lindsay 1928". Inscribed below panels "Vachel Lindsay with happy thoughts to you, and good wishes." American poet Nicholas Vachel Lindsay was considered a founder of modern "singing poetry", in which verses are intended to be sung or chanted. Ink on paper, 20" x 9" sight. Framed 22" x 11".

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      • VACHEL LINDSAY, American, 1879–1931, "Meeting Ourselves"., Ink on paper, 20" x 9" sight. Framed 22" x 11".
        Jan. 24, 2017

        VACHEL LINDSAY, American, 1879–1931, "Meeting Ourselves"., Ink on paper, 20" x 9" sight. Framed 22" x 11".

        Est: $100 - $150

        VACHEL LINDSAY American, 1879–1931 "Meeting Ourselves". Circular vignette of wind-blown trees in upper section. Applied typewritten poem at middle. Five illustrated panels in lower section. Signed upper right "Vachel L. Lindsay 1928". Inscribed lower right "Vachel Lindsay with happy thoughts to you, and good wishes." Ink on paper, 20" x 9" sight. Framed 22" x 11".

        Eldred's
      • Autographs: Vachel Lindsay
        Nov. 10, 2010

        Autographs: Vachel Lindsay

        Est: $100 - $200

        Autographs: Vachel Lindsay American poet (1879-1931) whose employment of midwestern themes earned him the sobriquet 'Prairie Troubadour.' Signed book: Every Soul Is a Circus. First edition. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1929. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 120 pages. Signed in fountain pen on the title page. In very good condition, with light toning and scattered foxing to the pages, crease of the half title page along the spine from being open for display, bookseller's sticker to the bottom of the first free end page, mild soiling and staining to the boards, sunning to the spine.

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