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Garland, Hamlin : Prairie Songs: Being Chants Rhymed and Unrhymed of the Level Lands of the Great West

Stone and Kimball, Cambridge, MA, 1893

Stone and Kimball imprint. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering and gilt decorations of corn stalks on front and back covers and spine. "This is of the First Edition" printed on front copyright page. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2." 164 pages, complete. Small black-and-white illustrations, complete. Pages are very clean and intact except for light age toning throughout and the small occasional mark. Covers are virtually pristine and intact except for slight fading, minuscule rubbing, and slight loosening of the binding. Binding is still strong and holding. Corners are sharp and not bumped. A Fine copy. A collection of poems or verses by Hamlin Garland (1860-1940), an American author. In addition to poetry, Garland wrote novels, essays, short stories. He is perhaps best-known for his fictional works about Midwestern life. This book is a love letter to the bygone Midwestern prairies which Garland had enjoyed, yet untouched by man, in his boyhood. Garland differentiates the prairies from the plains by the former's diversity of flora and fauna and the latter's relatively uniform fields of low grasses. Accompanying the poems are printed drawings by Horace T. Carpenter (1857-1947), an American artist and author. As an artist, Carpenter worked primarily in illustration and oil painting. Carpenter's illustrations in this book show a variety of subjects relating to the Midwest such as farmers, cattle, and bucolic prairies.. Illustr.: Carpenter, H. T. (Drawings). Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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