The Bulls of Spring The Selected Poems of Jake Falstaff
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1937. Raymond Bishop. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. x, 93. Prefatory note by William Lyon Phelps. Bound in green cloth with gilt device stamped on front board; gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Slight age-toning to edges of binding. In the illustrated dust jacket, price-clipped, with slight fading on spine. A bright copy. Near Fine / Very Good+. Item #6389 The dust jacket illustration by Raymond Bishop brings to mind the lively dynamism of Artzybasheff. Dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
Jake Falstaff was the pen name of Herman Fetzer (1899-1935), the Ohio journeyman-writer who served as novelist, poet, and newspaper columnist. Published posthumously, this collection preserves his poetry, known for spontaneity and verve while sharing Whitman's affirmation of life.
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