Little Girl's Friendship Book, Handwritten Quotes and Drawings, Referencing the 1888 United States Presidential Election
Paperback
1888-1889 · Ohio
by [manuscript]; [Harrison, U. S. President Benjamin]
Ohio, 1888-1889. Paperback. Very Good+. Stitched wraps, covered in U.S. Presidential Election ephemera, dated November 14, 1888, illustrated with woodcut portraits of President Benjamin Harrison and Vice President Levi Morton; 137x120mm; pp. [32], handwritten and illustrated in pencil throughout (some blank pages), by numerous contributors, most of them seemingly very young. A bookplate inside front cover lists Flaura Clay, Minnie Baker, and Rosa Lore, of West Alexandria, Ohio, 1889. Covers a little soiled, and lightly chipped along the edges. Some of the handwriting (in pencil, throughout) a little faded, but legible overall.
Full of little verses and sentiments from schoolmates and also including childish drawings of cats; Grover Cleveland; a man with a hat and pipe, captioned"I believe Harrison will make a good president, my old woman is for Cleveland though"; two more drawings of human figures, captioned "hurrah for Harrison"; a drawing of a woman with a donkey and an American flag. (Inventory #: D12452)
Full of little verses and sentiments from schoolmates and also including childish drawings of cats; Grover Cleveland; a man with a hat and pipe, captioned"I believe Harrison will make a good president, my old woman is for Cleveland though"; two more drawings of human figures, captioned "hurrah for Harrison"; a drawing of a woman with a donkey and an American flag. (Inventory #: D12452)