Buy this book on-line Original Greeting Card - "A shady nook, And babbling brook"
Original greeting card printed in multicolored ink on beige paper. Card is unused. Printed on two sides of one unfolded leaf of paper. No date, circa 1890s-1920s. 4" x 6." Card is very clean and intact except for some age toning (hence the beige color) and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. An original greeting card that can be used to celebrate the summer season. The color illustration on front features a picturesque scene of a creek and forest. A poem is printed on back titled, "Summer," and is an excerpt from one of Willis Gaylord Clark's poems, perhaps of the same name. The excerpt reads, "The Spring's gay promise melted into Thee / Fair Summer! and thy gentle reign is here, / Thy emerald robes are on each leafy tree; / In the blue sky thy voice is rich and clear, / And the free brooks have songs to bless thy reign-- / They leap in music midst thy bright domain." Willis Gaylord Clark (1808-1841) was an American poet. He had a twin brother, Lewis Gaylord Clark, who also pursued a literary career as a magazine editor and publisher. Willis is perhaps best-known for his poem, "The Spirit of Life" (1833). Willis also became the chief editor of the Philadelphia Gazette.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Original Greeting Card - "A shady nook, And babbling brook". Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, antiquarian books, rare books, incunabula and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |