The Smile-Bringer: Other Bits of Cheer by William Herschell, Illustrated with Photography by Paul Shideler, Bobbs-Merrill Co-Indianapolis-1919-1st Edition-Hardcover with dustjacket,122 pages.

The inside covers and pages have foxing and occasional staining throughout as well as dusty page edges. The hardcover has corner bumps, edge wear, rubs, and a very small nick out on the top of the spine near the author's name. The dust jacket has staining, creasing, foxing, chippings, tears, and loss of paper especially near the spine. It is wrapped in protective mylar. Please review all photos carefully for condition!  

The hardcover is green with gold embossed lettering on the front cover and spine of the book. 

goodreads.com states: "William worked for the Indianapolis News for 37 years and published 7 books of poems. The first book was printed in 1915 and was entitled "Songs of the Streets and Byways". Several more books followed. They were "The Kid Has Gone to the Colors and Other Verse" (1917), "The Smile-Bringer and Other Bits of Cheer" (1919), "Howdy All: And Other Care-Free Rhymes" (1922), "Meet the Folks" (1924), and "Hitch and Come In" (1928)."