WEST of the SUNSET ~Very Best of DON BLANDING 1966 HB w DJ~HAWAII CALIF FLORIDA

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West of the Sunset
A Selection of the Best Verse
by
Don Blanding
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE AUTHOR
DODD, MEAD & COMPANY
NEW YORK
Copyright 1966
Hardbound in Very Good condition with dust jacket,  261 pages including an Introduction, Table of Contents and Index, measures approximately 5 ½” x 8 ¼”.
The jacket is brilliant turquoise and displays some of Mr. Blanding’s woodcuts.  There is very minor edge wear, no significant tears or chips although the inner flap does appear price clipped.  It has been placed in an Archival Quality clear Mylar jacket cover and makes a flashy presentation.
The boards are also covered in turquoise blue cloth with titles blind stamped in silver on the spine.  They are clean, free of fading, some toeing in of the corners, edge wear very modest.
The interior reveals clean, firmly bound contents, no loose or misaligned pages.  A very simple, blank Ex Libris is attached to the fly page.  There are no previous owner indications, no marks, creases or tears.
An
INTRODUCTION
of about 11 pages, outlines Don Blanding’s life work.  It is presented in Books rather than chapters, each being listed in the
CONTENTS
with the specific selections that have been included.  There is an
INDEX
at the rear to assist in locating his more popular verses if you are uncertain as to in which book they might be found.  It is illustrated with a few of his full-page pieces and a number of partial decorations.  The book, however, focuses primarily on Mr. Blanding's written verses rather than his artistic renderings.
Vagabond’s House
Songs of the Seven Senses
Let us Dream
Memory Room
The Rest of the Road (includes “The Cruise of the Spun Glass Ship”)
Drifter’s Gold
Floridays
Pilot Bails Out
Today is Here
Mostly California
A Grand Time Living
Joy is an Inside Job
Hawaii Says Aloha
WEST OF THE SUNSET is a treasure for Don Blanding appreciators or anyone who enjoys unleashing their poetic imagination.   Truly filled with the best of the best, it is the perfect, “can’t leave home without him” book; salvation on either a transpacific flight or a late evening read
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