Edgar Lee Masters — Starved Rock

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A signed and inscribed first edition of this collection of poetry by Edgar Lee Masters, with a letter to Kay Laurel. The first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, with 'To Her Royal Highness Princess Laurell- A Wild Souvenior. Your obedient servant- Edgar Lee Masters Dec 18h 1923&apos. With a letter enclosure for Miss Kay Laurel, an American stage and silent film actress and model. She was a popular performer who was noted for her beauty, and was called "one of the most beautiful women on the stage". In publisher's original blue cloth binding. A collection of poetry written by an American attorney, poet, biographer, and dramatist, Edgar Lee Masters.Including works such as Creation, Wild Birds, Chicago, Winged Victory, A Lady, and many more.  In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Shelf wear to extremities, most significant to the head and tail of the spine. Author's ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .