Earle sloan smith (1 Ergebnisse)

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A very scarce light-hearted anthology about childhood in the suburban mid-west, written by Iowa poet Earle Sloan Smith. The very scarce poetic anthology, The Back Yard, written by Iowa poet Earle Sloan Smith. Re-printed from the Fort Madison Evening Democrat in 1920.In the publisher's original black cloth.First published in the local Evening Democrat newspaper, now the Daily Democrat, The Back Yard is a light-hearted anthology that celebrates the childhood celebrated by many mid-westerners during the early twentieth century, including poems Trout Fishing, The Toy Dog, and The Lumpy Bumpy Crocodile. Smith dedicated the poems to both his boyhood chum and his son. In the publisher's original black cloth.Externally, very smart, with minimal marks to boards. Very minor bumping to the head of the spine, tail of the front joint, and to the extremities. Marginal rubbing to spine and rear joint. End papers are generally bright and clean, with the occasional smudge mark to rear end papers. Bookplate removed from front paste down. Slight sign of wear to hinge between front end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with faint age toning. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…