Children's Poetry Book: Finding a Poem SIGNED 1st Edition in Dust Jacket 1970 by Eve Merriam illustrated by Seymour Chwast

Title: Finding a Poem

Author: Eve Merriam
Illustrator: Seymour Chwast

Description: Signed by author on ffep. Stated First Edition. Yellow cloth boards stamped in red. Clean. Dust jacket shows very faint soiling; a few short closed tears to the top edge of the rear panel; price clipped. DJ in archival sleeve. 68, [1] pp. 8.5 x 6.5 inches.

Merriam's poems and her essay "Writing a Poem," written to show how a modern experience can be put down in words that will carry its emotion and its meanings. Illustrated by Seymour Chwast.

Eve Merriam (1916-1992) was an award-winning American poet, playwright, and author of books for adults and children.

Seymour Chwast (b. 1931) is an American graphic designer and illustrator, who in 1954 co-founded the influential and groundbreaking Push Pin Studios.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Very Good+

Publisher: Atheneum
Place: New York
Year: 1970

Language: English

ISBN: n/a

Keywords: Seymour Chwast, poetry, Push Pin Studios,