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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. A handsome midcentury anthology from Laidlaw's Cultural Growth Series, Your World in Prose and Verse (1942) gathers classic and modern selections of poetry, short fiction, and dramatic excerpts for secondary and high-school students. The editors - Blanche Wallen (New York University), Henry L. Smith (Emory University), Lawrence McTurnan (University of Minnesota), and Louise Abney combine literary excellence with pedagogical intent, pairing works by authors such as Stevenson, Dickinson, and Poe with guidance for reading, speech, and composition. Illustrated by renowned artist Milo Winter, whose frontispiece depicts a vibrant alpine ski scene, this anthology aimed to 'cultivate permanent, worthwhile reading interests' and 'guide and elevate literary taste.' This copy is in Fine condition, pages bright and clean with only light toning, bound in russet cloth stamped in silver and red. Prior owner name (Lillian Black) on front endpaper. A well-preserved and pedagogically rich Depression-era teaching volume. Milo Winter (illustratore).…