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Soft cover. Condición: Good. First Edition. Presentation inscription by James Riley, Jr. Gift inscription from some else. Writing on inside back cover; interiors unmarked. Saddle-stitched binding. Reprinted as A Revolutionary Poet : A Re-Awakened African. Signed by Author.

Wraps. Condición: About fine. First Edition. Buff colored wraps, titled with the publisher and the series mentioned. With a prominent inscription dated "Xmas 1921" and signed by "Miss Branch" to a Henry W. [indeciferable]. Unpaged but one glassine leaf functioning as brief introduction to the "Unbound Anthology" as a concept. Softcover. 7.5 inches. Large 12mo. Book is made up of loose individual leaves, printed on both sides, with the body of each poem printed recto and verso supplying typical copyright page information: title, title of poem, group or individual acting as patron for said work, publication credit if the poem has been published previously in another work, price (Price, 5 cents per copy.) and finally, ordering information for those who covet their own copy. The Worldcat citation for this "New London" series states that it includes 46 pages, which given the glassine intro leaf and the following 22 individual leaves comes out as 46 pages. Cards are heavyweight beige stock measuring 7.5 x 5 inches per card. The entire package is contained in a fairly tattered glassine envelope. The condition of this fragile, important, scarce and altogether delightful package is remarkaby well preserved. A small number of individual poems have a faint tide mark affecting the top edge of each card; both sides, for a total of 4 of the cards. Worldcat lists one institutional holdiing for this New London Series of The Unbound anthology; we note no offerings by the trade, and scant evidence of anything like this package sold in recent memory. Chock full of world class poetical offerings including work by Katherine Lee Bates (a little ditty called "America the Beautiful"), Joyce Kilmer (Trees), Robert Frost (The Sound of the Trees), Ralph Waldo Emerson (Days), and on and on. In addition to the wrappered cover, Anna Hempstead Branch has signed each of her three offerings: My Mother's Hands, Connecticut Road Song, and My Mother's Stories. Additionally Mary L. B. Branch has signed her offering: "The Petrified Fern" Mary Lydia Bolles Branch (1840?1922) was the mother of Anna Hempstead Branch (1875?1937). Both women were prominent literary figures in their own right:?Mary was a well-known author of children?s books and poems, most famous for "The Kanter Girls" and the poem included in this edition, "The Petrified Fern". Anna followed in her mother?s footsteps, becoming a celebrated "poetess" and a central figure in the New York literary scene.? They shared a deep connection to their family home, the Hempstead House in New London, Connecticut, which had been in their family since 1640. From Wikipedia: Why Anna Branch and the Unbound Anthology Matter: ? Anna Hempstead Branch and her Unbound Anthology are significant for several reasons:? Democratic Access: The project was a radical effort to "bring poetry into people's lives" by selling beautifully printed individual poems for just five cents, making literature affordable for the working class. Social Mission: The anthology was run through the Poets' Guild at Christodora House, a settlement house where profits from poem sales directly funded social work and community programs for immigrants on New York's Lower East Side. Literary Bridge: Branch herself was a "major poet" who bridged the gap between traditional Victorian forms and modern sensibilities, earning the nickname "the Browning of American poetry" for her technical mastery and mystical symbolism. A "Who's Who" of Poetry: She leveraged her immense influence to enlist legends like Robert Frost and Sara Teasdale to contribute to the anthology, creating a unique collective of the era's greatest literary minds. Signed.