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Poems by a Young Civilian Conservation Corps Member, Mainly about Life at The CCC’s Fort Knox Camp

Poems by a Young Civilian Conservation Corps Member, Mainly about Life at The CCC’s Fort Knox Camp by [Civilian Conservation Corps – New Deal – Fort Knox – Poetry] Morgan, Will

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Title
Poems by a Young Civilian Conservation Corps Member, Mainly about Life at The CCC’s Fort Knox Camp
Author
[Civilian Conservation Corps – New Deal – Fort Knox – Poetry] Morgan, Will
Seller
Auger Down Books (United States)
Condition
Light wear to binding, foxing to top page edges, else fine; near fine overall
Description
Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1930. One 4 x 5.5 inch notebook; approximately 150 handwritten pages, with many more blank. Light wear to binding, foxing to top page edges, else fine; near fine overall. The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 and provided manual labor jobs to young men hit by the Great Depression. The men lived in camps and were provided with meals, clothing, medical care, and small salaries, and performed conservation-related work on federal lands, especially national forests. Will Morgan was a CCC member living at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Fort Knox was the first stop for CCC enrollees, and most were sent on to other locations. At first, the CCC was open to men ages 18 to 25; given when the poems were written, Morgan would have been born between 1909 and 1916. Many of the poems are love poems for various women, or Morgan’s observations about life and meaning; the poems about the CCC are of primary interest. These often complain about life and work at Fort Knox. The labor is difficult—Morgan seems to have mainly been chopping down trees—and the conditions are far from luxurious: “I've got the C.C. blues/ By doing what the C.C.'s do./ Wearing shoes as big as a pack/ Wading in mud up to my neck/ The whole world's mud to me, by heck./ For I've got those C.C. blues.” (“C.C. Blues”) And, though the men received paychecks, they were small and most of the money went back into expenses: “The canteen and the laundry/ Take part of my ‘ready’ cash./ My pocket-book begins to look/ Like the remains of the Wall St. crash./ [...] Then finally, to top it off/ The captain takes a fine./ So, I guess I'll wait till next month,/ Then, maybe, I'll get mine.” (“Payday in Camp”) Nonetheless, Morgan apparently got a lot out of his time with the Corps, and felt “prepared to battle, upward in life” (“Rookies”). For all the hardships, Morgan writes: “The C.C.’s have taught me,/ One, outstanding thing./ That’s, to take, with a smile,/ Whatever, the day may bring./ [...] When camp days are over/ For life, I’ve formed a plan/ Thru summer sun, or winter snow/ It’s the smile that makes the man.” (“Keep Smiling”) Still, on leaving Camp Knox, he remarked: “Tho now "Adieu," to "Hell with you" as soon as we are gone” (“Good by Camp Knox”). Overall, a charming first-person account of one young man’s experience as a “C.C. boy.”.
Dorcas Porkus

Dorcas Porkus by Tasha Tudor

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Title
Dorcas Porkus
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Tasha Tudor
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
New York: Oxford University Press, 1942. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Tasha Tudor (Hilda Scott). A crisp, impressive copy of the 1942 1st edition. Some soiling on the book's front cover, otherwise tight and internally fine. Also includes a crisp, very presentable example of the pictorial dustjacket, with its $1.75 price intact. Bright and VG, with light spotting to the panels and chipping at the spine ends (including 1" of loss at the crown and the base). 1st edition, 1st printing of this Calico Book, with calligraphic text by Hilda Scott. Illustrated by Tasha Tudor with pictorial initials and with full page color illustrations facing each page of text. A handsome copy of an early Tudor title.
The City of the King; What the Child Jesus Saw and Heard

The City of the King; What the Child Jesus Saw and Heard by Wallace, Mrs. Lew [Susan E. Wallace]

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The City of the King; What the Child Jesus Saw and Heard
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Wallace, Mrs. Lew [Susan E. Wallace]
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1903. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good. Signed first edition of The City of the King by Susan E. Wallace, wife of Union General and Governor of the New Mexico Territory Lew Wallace.. Octavo, 97pp. Green cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Gilt illustration to front cover, top edge gilt. Stated "October" on copyright page. Light wear to corners, a touch of foxing to leaves. Signed by the author on the half title.
Selected Poems

Selected Poems by Creeley, Robert

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Selected Poems
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Creeley, Robert
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Creeley on the title page. Near Fine in an about Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($7.95), generally toned, lightly rubbed. Dark green boards with gold and green gilt lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, a red mark at the top edge, clean otherwise. The first collection to feature a selection of Creeley's previously published poems.
THE OXFORD COMPANION TO Spirits and Cocktails

THE OXFORD COMPANION TO Spirits and Cocktails by Wondrich, David (Editor-In-Chief) & Noah Rothbaum (Associate Editor)

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THE OXFORD COMPANION TO Spirits and Cocktails
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Wondrich, David (Editor-In-Chief) & Noah Rothbaum (Associate Editor)
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lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition
Gray boards, black spine. Fine, in fine dust wrapper
Description
New York: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2022. Hardcover. Gray boards, black spine. Fine, in fine dust wrapper. 834 pages. 26 x 18.5 x 6 cm. Alcohol has played a central role in nearly every society since the dawn of human civilization, but it is only recently that it has become the subject of serious scholarly inquiry. The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails is the first major reference work to cover the subject globally, providing a detailed, authoritative, enlightening, and entertaining overview of this branch of the alcohol family. Lavishly illustrated throughout, including appendices, timeline of spirits and distillation and a guide to mixing drinks. Other editors: David Arnold, David Broom , Lew Bryson, Paul Clarke, Doug Frost, Alexandre Gabriel, David Mahoney, Garrett Oliver, Matthew Rowley, Audrey Saunders, and Frederick Smith. Pristine copy. Covered in protective mylar.
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BEYOND THE BEDROOM WALL : A FAMILY ALBUM [signed] by Woiwode, Larry

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BEYOND THE BEDROOM WALL : A FAMILY ALBUM [signed]
Author
Woiwode, Larry
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780374112370
Description
New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 619 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is white with black print. Dust jacket in mylar; light edge wear, glue from removed label on front panel, peripheral toning. Price unclipped: “$12.50”. Boards in brown cloth; light wear to spine caps. Text block has yellow tinted top edge; spotting to edges. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column V. 1401833. FP New Rockville Stock.
The International Horse Show with Which is Associated The Institute of the Horse and Pony Club, Ltd., Twenty-Fourth International Exhibition, Olympia, London, May 30-June 9, 1936 Official Programme [Program]

The International Horse Show with Which is Associated The Institute of the Horse and Pony Club, Ltd., Twenty-Fourth International Exhibition, Olympia, London, May 30-June 9, 1936 Official Programme [Program] by [No Author]

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The International Horse Show with Which is Associated The Institute of the Horse and Pony Club, Ltd., Twenty-Fourth International Exhibition, Olympia, London, May 30-June 9, 1936 Official Programme [Program]
Author
[No Author]
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
London: Crowther & Goodman, 1936. Stapled Binding. Good. Rust spots on wrappers, some pencil marks. Official time table laid in. 1936 Stapled Binding. 76 pp. Includes black-and-white illustrations. Official programme for The International Horse Show held in Olympia, London, May 30-June 9, 1936.
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An Exhibition of English Drawings and Water Colors from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon by [Blake, William. Exhibition Catalogue]

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An Exhibition of English Drawings and Water Colors from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Author
[Blake, William. Exhibition Catalogue]
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1962. Washington: National Gallery of Art Smithsonian Institution, 1962. 4to, 44pp. Illustrated with William Blake's The Wise and Foolish Virgins on page 30 (in Black and White). Gray printed wrappers, some sun-fading. Very good. §.

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