"Love In Manhattan" 1932 WAHN, Don (Philip Stack)

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Philip Stack (born John Philip Stack; December 27, 1900 in St. Albans, Vermont – March 4, 1948 in Manhattan, New York), also known under the alias of Don Wahn, was an American poet who was active during the 1930s and 40s.[1][2] He is known for contributing sonnets to Walter Winchell's widely syndicated Hearst Newspapers column and was also known as the quatrain-writer for Vargas drawings in Esquire. In 1932, Liveright published his book of love poems titled "Love in Manhattan." In 1936 his poem "Admonition" (as Philip Stack) was published by Doubleday in The Best Loved Poems of the American People and the book received a re-printing in 2008. 8vo hardcover. Decorated orange cloth with black spine. 98pp. Gilt titles along spine. No jacket. Bumping/rubbing to tips and head and toe of spine. Titles faded. Sunning to front cover. Binding is secure. Interior is clean and free from marks.
Philip Stack (born John Philip Stack; December 27, 1900 in St. Albans, Vermont – March 4, 1948 in Manhattan, New York), also known under the alias of Don Wahn, was an American poet who was active during the 1930s and 40s.[1][2] He is known for contributing sonnets to Walter Winchell's widely syndicated Hearst Newspapers column and was also known as the quatrain-writer for Vargas drawings in Esquire. In 1932, Liveright published his book of love poems titled "Love in Manhattan." In 1936 his poem "Admonition" (as Philip Stack) was published by Doubleday in The Best Loved Poems of the American People and the book received a re-printing in 2008. 8vo hardcover. Decorated orange cloth with black spine. 98pp. Gilt titles along spine. No jacket. Bumping/rubbing to tips and head and toe of spine. Titles faded. Sunning to front cover. Binding is secure. Interior is clean and free from marks.