Carl SANDBURG / Cornhuskers Signed 1st Edition 1918

Author: SANDBURG, Carl Title: Cornhuskers Publication: New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1918. Tan leatherette with gilt lettering and decoration.

Modern rebind is fine and pristine, while text block shows faint dampstaining to some page edges; 1924 ownership signature on inner flyleaf. First edition, second state, of Sandburg's second major poetry collection in a nifty faux leather rebind with fun funky gilt lettering. Second state, with page 3 not noted at bottom of page.

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