John Franklin Bair — Poems for All Classes

Cleveland, Ohio, Not Stated, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. Scarce signed first edition from popular Pastor and poet Rev. John Franklin Bair. Scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Signed by the author to the front paste down, dated January 27th 1947. Featuring a frontispiece and one further monochrome plate. Collated, complete.Lovely poetry collection from popular Pastor, Rev. John Franklin Bair. Bair published a number of poetry volumes in his lifetime, including Lines To The Boys Of The Spanish American War and Poetical Works. This work offers verses on a range of topics, resourcefully split into sections such as "War Poems", "Nature's Beauties" and "Poems for Children". In publisher's original cloth binding. Signed by the author to the front paste down, dated January 27th 1947. Signature accompanied with note from previous owner: "The above mentioned came to our home when I was a little girl". Owner's signature to the front free endpaper. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in minor loss of cloth to spine head, tail, tips and joints. Furnished with the odd faint mark. Internally, firmly bound. Subtle spotting only to the first and last few pages, otherwise bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .