AN OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE

JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

Published by THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, 1902

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BEAUTIFUL BOOK BY A WONDERFUL POET AND KNOWN FOR ARTWORK IN HIS BOOKS. TERRIFIC ILLUSTRATIONS. GREEN COVER WITH PICTURE OF LADY ON FRONT, GOLD PRINT AND DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE. CLEAN AND TIGHT THROUGHOUT. DECORATIONS BY VIRGINIA KEEP. SIX BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS. POETRY IS VERY TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC. James Whitcomb Riley (October 7, 1849 ? July 22, 1916) was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry. His poems tend to be humorous or sentimental. Of the approximately 1,000 poems Riley wrote, the majority are in dialect. His famous works include "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Raggedy Man". ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE. Seller Inventory # 001930

Bibliographic Details

Title: AN OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE

Publisher: THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

Publication Date: 1902

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY

Condition: Very Good