George B. Hynson — Down Yan and Thereabout

Philadelphia, The Biddle Press, 1920. Cloth. A charming and light-hearted illustrated anthology, signed and written by Delaware lawyer and poet George B. Hynson. Down Yan and Therabout, written and signed by American lawyer and poet George B. Hynson. Published by The Biddle Press in 1920.In the publisher's original pictorial cloth, with a charming frontispiece. Contains numerous engraved in-text illustrations, and all four other illustrated plates by R.M. Weeks and W.H. Roach, 'They Found Him' plate is placed between pp.22-23, rather than adjoining p.27. Collated complete.A collection of enjoyable provincial poems, including much enjoyable rhyme and personal poetry centered around his native state of Delaware. Poems include Uncle Tommy's Philosophy, Bobbie Never Can and The Meanest Man. Hynson had previously ran for the Delaware Governorship as a candidate under Theodore Roosevelt's short-live Progressive Party in 1912. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally, mostly smart, with slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities .Signs of rubbing to the joints and extremities of the front board. The occasional scratch. End papers are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot to the rear end papers. Author's signed inscription to the front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the occasional small odd spot to leaf extremities. Spotting heavier to leaves pp.74-80, with creasing to leaf pp.77-78. Good . Ill.: R.M. Weeks and W.H. Roach. Good .