“The Bond of Sympathy” – Lovely Book of Poems and Thoughts, 1918

Books : Religion, Spirituality

 

The title of this pretty little book is “The Bond of Sympathy”, subtitled “A Selection of Thoughts culled from many sources”. The author is identified only as “J. E.”.

The book contains short poems and thoughts from writers of every age. Each page is beautifully designed with a scrolled border printed in pale purple. This book was published by Hubbell Publishing in New York. Although there is no copyright date, there is an inscription on the endpaper dated 1918.

The book has grey fabric-covered boards printed with an Art Nouveau design in green, outlined in black. There is shelf wear at the top and bottom of the spine. The binding is generally tight, and there are no cracks at the endpapers. The pages are in very good condition with no tears or creases. The book contains 126 numbered pages, and measures approximately 5-1/8 by 7-5/8 inches.

This book will be protectively packaged and shipped by media mail, including postal insurance within the US. International postal insurance (registered mail) may be declined if not desired.

Item ID: 3699