Antique Just Folks Edgar Guest Poetry Book Reilly & Lee Red Gilt 1917 Copyright

The Reilly & Lee Co.
Hardcover Poetry Book — "Just Folks" by Edgar A. Guest
American, Early 20th Century (1917 Copyright)

This antique volume of "Just Folks" contains a collection of sentimental and accessible verse by Edgar A. Guest, famously known as the "People's Poet." Published by The Reilly & Lee Co. of Chicago, this edition features the comforting, everyday themes that made Guest's work a staple of American households during the early 20th century. The book is presented in its original red binding with decorative gold gilt lettering on the front cover and spine.

• Written by Edgar A. Guest, a prolific American poet of the early 1900s
• Published by The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago (Successor to Reilly & Britton)
• Red textured binding with embossed gold gilt title and decorative scrollwork
• Marbled-style endpapers with historical handwritten gift inscriptions dating to 1933 and 1971

Condition: Fair to good antique condition consistent with age and use. The red cover shows visible shelf wear, particularly at the corners and along the spine edges where the material has frayed and chipped. The gold gilt remains bright and legible on the front cover. Internally, the binding is secure. The pages show expected age-toning but are clean and free of significant tears. Two distinct gift inscriptions are present on the front endpapers, dated Christmas 1933 and March 1971.