signed first edition Hardcover
1941 · Cambridge, MA
by MacLEISH, Archibald
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine, lacking the tissue dustwrapper. Decorated red cloth; [vi], 50 pages. SIGNED "Archibald MacLeish/Conway, December 1977" by the poet on the half-title page. Complimentary card laid in.
Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper. (Inventory #: 020316)
Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper. (Inventory #: 020316)