Author Name
Edgar A. Guest
Title Just Folks
Binding Hardcover
Book Condition Good
Type Book
Edition 1st Edition
Size 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
Publisher Chicago Reilly & Lee 1917
Seller ID 000084
A first edition, first printing copy of Guest's third book of poetry, the beginning of a prolific career. Guest penned some 11,000 poems, which were syndicated in some 300 newspapers and collected in more than 20 books - first published in 1916. This is a very early and scarce book by Guest, or 'the people's poet'. Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., 1917. First edition. Black cloth spine hardcover, in no dust jacket. Measures 4-1/2" x 6-3/4" tall. 192 pp. Top edge gilt. Gilt title decoration on front cover; gilt title on spine. Overall, good condition, with flaws noted: Board corners bumped and rubbed. Head and tail of spine bumped and rubbed. First block of pages (title page - page 14) loose from block, yet still securely attached. No interior writing present. Not ex-library.
Price =
45.00 USD
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