A Friend or Two
by Wilbur D. Nesbit
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Joliet, IL: The P. F. Volland Company (Presumed 1st Edition, 1915). Small hardcover book with paper-covered boards, unpaginated. No dust jacket or gift box (if issued). Pages are toned and age spotted. Text block is solidly bound, with a straight spine. Back strip eroded or missing in places. Covers age soiled with wear to edges and corners. See our photos for condition problems. (6 x5 x 0.15 inches, 3 ounces) A book in rough condition, suitable as a reading copy. An example of a Victorian greeting book.
ABOUT THE BOOK: Beautiful and endearing poetry written for friends accompanied by charming floral illustrated color woodblock illustrations on the verso pages in early Art Deco style for each poem. This smaller hardcover book was known as a "greeting book" and came in a series of titles. They became popular in Victorian times and continued their popularity into the early 20th century.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Wilbur Dick Nesbit (1871-1927), also known by the pen name Josh Wink, was an American poet and humorist. He is most known for his poem, Your Flag and My Flag, which was popular during World War I. Throughout his career, he contributed his humor writing to many publications, including the Chicago Inter Ocean, Chicago Evening Post, Chicago Tribune, and Baltimore News-American.
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Details
- Bookseller
- heytotobooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 02042304KK
- Title
- A Friend or Two
- Author
- Wilbur D. Nesbit
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- P. F. Volland Company
- Place of Publication
- Joliet, IL
- Date Published
- 1915
- Pages
- unpaginated
- Size
- 6 x 5 x 0.15 inches
- Weight
- 0.20 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry, Wilbur D. Nesbit
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vintage; Poetry; Turn-of-the-Century Greeting Books;
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- Edges
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- Verso
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