Witter Bynner letter to R.F. Perotti and pamphlets, 1924-1952.

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Witter Bynner letter to R.F. Perotti and pamphlets, 1924-1952.

The collection consists of three items: letter to R.F. Perotti, 26 Jan. 1952, commenting on Perotti's acquisition of a copy of Spectra, with some observations about that tome's publication history and influence; also, two pamphlets, An import of China, subtitled an appeal to the American business man to watch his step in his relations with China, offprint by Newark Museum and Public Library, January, 1924, originally published in New York Nation, 2 Jan. 1924; and, Against the wind, undated but circa 1933, poem by Bynner with designs by Marguerite Jones Drewry, no. 5 of the Borzoi Chap Books published by Knopf.

3 items.

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Drewry, Marguerite Jones

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Perotti, R. F.

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Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968

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American poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Berkeley, California, to Frank Deering, 1919 June 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131470 Poet. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., 1881; graduated from Harvard University. Began writing poetry full-time in 1908. Moved to Santa Fe where he died in 1968. From the description of Witter Bynner papers, 1917-1943. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 35920677 American poet and sc...