THE POETRY OF EATING: Being a COLLECTION of Occasional Editorials Printed in the OHIO STATE JOURNAL, by Edward S. Wilson (SIGNED PRESENTATION)- 1908- F. J. Herr Printing Company, Columbus, Ohio- ORIGINAL 1908 FIRST PRINTING- This is NOT an ex-library book and it is NOT a reprint edition- BINDING is small green cloth HARDCOVER with titles in GOLD on cover and spine (ALL GOLD is present and with LUSTER); binding and text are generally neat, clean and solid, VG with NO extraneous writings or bookplates. Just light wear with faint ‘ring ghost’ on front cover.  Overall, a nice, SOLID COLLECTOR COPY of a fairly UNCOMMON GASTRONOMICAL EXPOSITION… the ORIGINAL 1908 PRINTING… a scrumptious  collection of deliciously and tastefully written prose descriptions of epicurean adventure… 197 pages.