Name/Title
THE VALUE OF A SMILE.Entry/Object ID
97.14.1.2Description
Book: "The Value of A Smile" by Wilbur D. Nesbit (Chicago: P. F. Volland Co., 1920). Green and gold cardboard cover with the title and author printed on the front cover. Title is printed on a separate piece of beige paper which is glued to the front cover at center. Also on the front cover, under the title, is a small blue flower. The text of 20 pages includes a poem that is divided into five parts, each with an accompanying color illustration. There are two blank pages following each section of the poem. The subject of the poem is how a smile can improve your life. Poem is highly sentimental. Interior pages of the book appear to have been hand cut. Back cover is separating from body of the text at the spine. Overall physical condition and appearance of the book is good.Lexicon
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Documentary Artifact, Books, P. F. Volland Co., Poetry, American