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HOLLY, HEARTS AND CHRISTMAS CHEER;
Christmas Greeting with Poem and artwork by Juanita Miller Dated 1909 (4 1/4" by 6 3/4") Brown paper decorated with green holly and vines with red hearts and holly berries; with a gilt border and star.
A Christmas poem by Joaquin Miller's daughter with her printed signature.
A nearly fine greeting created on stiff brown craft paper. VERY ATTRACTIVE CHRISTMAS OFFERING! This is one of the many items from a family related collection of Joaquin Miller material we acquired many decades ago at auction. Joaquin Miller (Cincinnatus Heine Miller) 1837-1913 was a Western poet, author and frontiersman. He was nicknamed the "Poet of the Sierras". His other various colorful occupations included being a miner, lawyer, newspaperman, Pony Express rider, and horse thief. He associated with Ambrose Bierce, Bret Harte, Charles Warren Stoddard, Ina Coolbrith, and actress Adah Isaacs Menken. Free shipping to USA PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! |