This is Words of the Wood by Ralcy Husted Bell, published by Small, Maynard & Company in 1906. First edition. 87 pages, quarter leather binding; hardcover, no dust jacket.
This is a collection of 74 fine poems by Ralcy Husted Bell. Poem titles
include: Words of the Wood; Beauty's Slave; Birthday Blossoms; A Song of
the Sun and Dew; My Helen s Eyes; Song of a Starling; Kisses; Late
Summer; A Handful of Clover; Even So; A Love-queen; One Clinging Hour;
Kathleen; Requital; A Rose Song; Night in the Park; Violets; A Smile of
Autumn; Love's Star; A Man's Marvel; Sixteen; Fate; A Ballad of Change;
Doubt; God; Life; Alone; The Spirit of Democracy; The Middle Ages;
War... and more.
Hardcover, no dust jacket. There's gilt lettering on leather spine and gilt design on cover. Covers have some wear, edge bump, bumped corners, some dust stains; small surface tear on back cover. Pages are clean throughout, with some tan areas. The last two printed pages are uncut at the gatherings.
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