The Complete Poetical Works of JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY &ndash ca. 1 (Greenwood, MI)

The Complete Poetical Works of JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY &ndash ca. 1

The Complete Poetical Works of JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY The Hoosier Poet Preface by Donald Culross Peattie 8.50 x 5.75 x 2.00 thick hardcover no dust jacket 886 pages Preface Index of Titles Frontis portrait of James Whitcomb Riley by John Singer Sargent 1937 Edition 1935 Grosset & Dunlap (by arrangement with Bobbs-Merrill) The folksy Hoosier James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) is America s premier poet of the sentimental. The Complete Poetical Works Of JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY brings together more than 1 000 touching humorous easy to read poems many filled with longing for irretrievable childhood innocence freedom and joy. Today s readers will find this volume a genuine time capsule into the past evoking not only the reader s own memories of childhood but also a simpler and perhaps more innocent and joyous America. The ambitions and expectations expressed by the speakers narrators and characters in the poems are humble the horizons of their world near. One of the secrets of Riley s backward-glancing poems is that his reflections are only partially regretful the joys of the past are equaled by the child-like joy still present in the adult poet s heart. Dozens of the pieces included here are suitable for reading to and sharing with children. Titles such as The Swimming Hole The Noble Old Elm Company Manners When Mother Combed My Hair Us Farmers In The Country My First Spectacles Blooms In May Two Sonnets To The June -Bug The Land Of Used-To-Be and Our Boyhood Haunts offer a good indication of the book s content. There are numerous nature poems and celebrations of the seasons summer meadows of clover to the knee August moons lazy rivers the twitter of the bluebird and the wren and in one of Riley s most famous the frost on the punkin. Despite its overall simplicity Riley s work comfortably rests within the grander tradition of American literature and makes for visionary reading in its own unique whimsical manner. Condition - General This book is bound in a green cloth with gilt spine lettering and floral decoration. Then name James Whitcomb Riley is embossed on the front board. No dust jacket. Book shows a little edge wear but otherwise is in very clean and solid condition. Top and bottom of spine and board corners are slightly bumped. The page edges have browned with age. Spine is sound. Frontis photo is intact. Ink inscription on FEP. Condition - Book Interior Complete clean appears to be unmarked. Overall Condition Very Good. A very nice copy considering its age. PRICE 12 (for local pickup see shipping option below) The Complete Poetical Works of JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY is located in Greenwood IN and may be examined or picked up at this location. For additional information or to arrange inspection and purchase email seller. PAYMENT OPTIONS Cash only for local pickup PayPal certified check or USPS Money Order when shipped. Please allow 7 days for check to clear local bank. LOCAL PICKUP By prior arrangement. See details above. SHIPPING Buyer pays 3.99 for delivery to any verified address within the contiguous continental United States. Item ships via USPS Media Mail. Inquire about shipping to other destinations. Please provide complete shipping address.