Description: This vintage hardcover book titled "The Days Of Real Sport" by Wilber D.Nesbit illustrated by Clare Briggs Published “in the shop” of P.F. Volland Co. Chicago USA in 1913. It features illustrations and text of a year’s life in small town America at the turn of the century. The book is in its original form and has not been personalized. The author of this book is the poet Wilber D. Nesbit and it is a great addition to any collection. The book is in English and has special attributes such as being illustrated and a first edition. It is a great find for collectors of antique and collectible books. The illustrator Clare Briggs was a pioneer of American newspaper comic strips. And Wilber D. Nesbit was an American humorist and poet. Book tells the story of a boys life in small town America at the turn of the century. Each page is richly illustrated with color flesh tones added and tell the story of Oh-Skin-nay in his daily trials and tribulations. Book shows the wear of one hundred and eleven years. There is some separation of front cover board and there is a mark on back cover but rest of book is bound tight with no further marks, rips, tears or creases. PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS Offered from a pet and smoke free private collection (book has been in my personal collection for over fifty years)
Price: 19.5 USD
Location: Sisters, Oregon
End Time: 2024-11-06T23:08:22.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Chicago
Publisher: P.F. Volland Co.
Subject: Children's
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1913
Language: English
Illustrator: Briggs
Special Attributes: Illustrated, 1st Edition
Author: Wilber D. Nesbit
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Topic: Sports
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: One
Character Family: Skin-nay