O. Henry; [William Sydney Porter] — Waifs and Strays

New York, Doubleday, Page and Company, 1917. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this posthumous collection of short stories by O. Henry, including critical essays on the author. The first edition, of which only two hundred copies were printed.Illustrated with a frontispiece.A posthumously published collection of twelve short stories by the American author William Sydney Porter, using his better-known pen name O. Henry.Henry was an eminent and prolific short story author. His stories are known for their naturalist observations, witty narration, and surprise endings.Including: 'The Red Roses of Tonia', 'Round the Circle', 'The Rubber Plant's Story', 'Out of Nazareth', 'Confessions of a Humorist', 'The Sparrows in Madison Square', 'Hearts and Hands', 'The Cactus', 'The Detective Detector', 'The Dog and the Playlet', 'A Little Talk About Mobs', and 'The Snow Man&apos.In addition to the twelve stories, this volume includes a wealth and critical and biographical comments on Henry by other authors, including Arthur W. Page, Stephen Leacock, Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, Caroline Francis Richardson, and more. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, a little rubbed. Spine is a little faded. Minor bumping to the extremities. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .