All the Year Round
Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1912. Gustave Baumann. Hardcover. All the Year Round contains 12 poems, one for each month, written by Riley, who was known as "The Children's Poet", with works featuring rustic subjects speaking in a 'countrified' dialect. This edition includes beautiful color woodcuts by the American painter Gustave Baumann, one of the leading figures of the color woodcut revival in the United States. 11" x 8.25". Blue and white boards with gilt stamped titles to front cover, blank spine. 12 poems, 12 woodcuts. Uncut gathering for each 2 pages. 1912, no printings or editions stated. Condition: Gilt on cover is bright and intact, some fading to white spine. Gift inscription from "Dandelion" on second free endpaper, written in verse, dated 1912. Illustrated text and colored woodcuts are near fine. Near fine with no dust jacket. Near Fine / No Jacket. Item #2019-J398
Price: $450.00