Samuel Francis Woolard Compiler (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A G narrow (5.5 inch wide) 4to soft cover poetry compilation. '10th Thousand'. Non-author gift inscription on the title page; check mark on the following leaf. Laid -in is a separate gift note. The contents otherwise appear clean, complete, and securely bound. Covered stapled binding plus a decorative aquaa-blue ribbon through two punched holes. Yapped edges with tears, chips, and rubbing. Tears and/or erosion in the spine head and tail. The color-illustrated front cover had a bit of surface rubbing/scuffing. No ex-library markings.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. The Goldsmith-Woolard Publishing Company, Wichita, KS. c1909. Hardcover/Flexible suede. Stated 135th thousand. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light wear to oversize board edges. No DJ. Original 2-part box present with edge wear and color illustration pasted to front. Blue full suede flexible boards and spine with embossed title and compiler's name on the front board. Marbled endpapers. Deckled textblock fore edge and bottom edges. 61 pp 8vo. Books like this one are usually categorized in the realm of "friendship" books. This book captures friendship and takes into the real of love. This book can bring thoughts of happy Has-beens and even go to the anticipation of possible May-bees. Submissions of prose and poetry came from national publications and from local sources as well. A book full of love-ly thoughts to tease the heart. A clean very presentable copy in its original box where it has laid undisturbed for many years. This printing does not have holes punched in the spine and a leather tie. It is stapled and glued. E. Davison (illustrator).…