Donald Benson Blanding (1894-1957) was an American journalist, speaker, author, and poet who sentimentalized warm climates and was sometimes described as "poet laureate of Hawaii." His less sentimental 1926 illustrated poem, The Virgin of Waikiki, is funny little tale of a old maid who paints herself up and goes out on the beach to find a man.
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Donald Benson Blanding (1894-1957) was an American journalist, speaker, author, and poet who sentimentalized warm climates and was sometimes described as "poet laureate of Hawaii." His less sentimental 1926 illustrated poem, The Virgin of Waikiki, is funny little tale of a old maid who paints herself up and goes out on the beach to find a man.
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Seller's Description:
No edition stated (hardback). 12mo (17cm by 13cm), [47pp]. Illustrated throughout in b&w by A B Butler. Original red cloth, dustwrapper. Minor browning of the endpapers, else the book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is just about in good condition (rubbed, edges chipped). The dustwrapper has now been put in a mylar cover to protect it.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Literature, Ballads, Humor) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Mild edgewear, pages lightly toning, little bit of light soiling; yellow decorated sleeve still attached at rear of book; DJ has creases to spine, light toning, small light moisture spot to rear, tiny nick to bottom rear fold.
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A. B. Butler, Jr. Very Good in Good+ jacket. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. (1933) Original red cloth covers w/ paper title label on front cover. Very modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Light scattered foxing. DJ lightly soiled w/ approx. 2 1/2" closed tear to lower part of foredge of front panel; spine darkened. Illust. w/ b/w drawings.
