Order Total (1 Item Items):
Shipping Destination:
C L Smith Illus (1 results)
Skip to main search results
Search filters
Product Type
- All Product Types
- Books (1)
- Magazines & Periodicals (No further results match this refinement)
- Comics (No further results match this refinement)
- Sheet Music (No further results match this refinement)
- Art, Prints & Posters (No further results match this refinement)
- Photographs (No further results match this refinement)
- Maps (No further results match this refinement)
- Manuscripts & Paper Collectibles (No further results match this refinement)
Condition Learn more
- New (No further results match this refinement)
- As New, Fine or Near Fine (No further results match this refinement)
- Very Good or Good (No further results match this refinement)
- Fair or Poor (No further results match this refinement)
- As Described (1)
Binding
- All Bindings
- Hardcover (No further results match this refinement)
- Softcover (No further results match this refinement)
Collectible Attributes
- First Edition (1)
- Signed (No further results match this refinement)
- Dust Jacket (No further results match this refinement)
- Seller-Supplied Images (1)
- Not Print on Demand (1)
Language (1)
Price
- Any Price
- Under £ 20 (No further results match this refinement)
- £ 20 to £ 40
- Over £ 40 (No further results match this refinement)
Free Shipping
- Free Shipping to U.S.A. (No further results match this refinement)
Seller Location
Seller Rating
-
My Hopes and My Heroes
Published by Privately published, Decatur, Il, 1903
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB IOBA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm); dark red cloth, stamped in gilt (front) and black (spine); 228pp, frontispiece. Spine sunned; boards rubbed, with edgewear and minor fraying; scratches and soiling; gilt dulled. Textblock soiled about edges, with yellowing along page margins; gift inscription on ffep; bindings slightly shaken, else just about Very Good. Frank B. "Dad" Stearns was proprietor of the Decatur (Illinois) Hotel, from 1900 to 1910. He was something of a Character, known for his optimism and humor; if the thorough local coverage of this book's release is any indication, he was well-liked in Decatur. This volume contains "Dad" Stearns' poetic efforts, humorous and somber, with many covering subjects of the day (such as the death of president William McKinley, a personal friend of his), as well those more local and personal. Features C. L. Smith's charming illustrations, as well as some photo-illustrations.
