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MARILYN MONROE
Read more: MARILYN MONROEJune 1,1926 – August 4, 1962 Avant Garde magazine, published January 1968 to July 1971. Herb Lubalin, art director, Ralph Ginzberg, editor. Noted for graphic, “logogram” design. This issue, No. 2, features serigraphic prints of Marilyn by Bert Stern. $40. Also in the store: #1, Jan. 1968, at $50, #3, May 1968, at $30, and…
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WE LOVE IT
Read more: WE LOVE ITFor the first time in 38 years, a major collection of H. P. Lovecraft has surfaced. I rarely get even one Lovecraft book every six months to a year. Since putting these on display this morning, two have already sold. If you are a fan of Lovecraft either come in right away or call me…
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It’s Still Poetry Month
Read more: It’s Still Poetry MonthThis is a favorite of mine. It comes from A Guide for the Bedevilled by Ben Hecht, published in 1945.
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SPRING IS LIKE A PERHAPS HAND
Read more: SPRING IS LIKE A PERHAPS HANDApril 20th. A late Spring? Saw my first dandelion two days ago and the first honeybees humming on the Nanking cherry, on a small section of what used to be a prosperous shrub. The lilacs are growing leaves. The roses just broke dormancy. The robins are fat. Other than that, the trees of Fort Collins…
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A POETRY MONTH STORY
Read more: A POETRY MONTH STORYHere are a couple of her poems from another old book, a 1930 ex-library book called “Stars Tonight.” Yes, Sara Teasdale was fond of the stars. Dorothy Lathrop (1891-1980) An illustrator and writer from the 1920s and 30s. She illustrated 38 books and wrote 9 children’s books. She won the Caldecott Medal in 1938. Her…