Book of Americans

New York: Rinehart & Co, 1933 115 pgs. Turquoise cloth pictorially stamped in red and black, previous owner's name in the margin of table of contents; pictorial dust jacket with light dust soil and slightly darkened spine, original price intact ($3.00). Poems about famous Americans, illustrated with detailed woodcuts by Charles Child. Stephen Vincent Benet is best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning poem, John Brown's Body and his short stories, "The Devil & Daniel Webster," and "By the Waters of Babylon.". First Trade Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Charles Child. 8vo.