A book consisting of Japanese Verse, which is 5-7-5 syllables per poem; in alphabetical order for an easy read. Various subjects. Based on Zen Buddhist philosophy of simplicity, and the idea of perfection that excludes the extraneous. Titled in order to catagorize the poems.

Illustrated, First Edition of Mary Todd Lincoln In Rhyme, is Part I of a love story, beginning with the history of where she was born. This book takes the reader through her first thirty years; the death of her father, her grandmother, and her little son, Eddie, through to the birth of Tad.Part II continues on and into the ten years she spent in Springfield before Abraham Lincoln's election as President.

SAPPHO: FOR THE STUDENT, is two books in one: Part I is the poems, and fragments of poems by Sappho, with 68 poems by American Poet Laureate, Jean Elizabeth Ward, either paying an homage to Sappho with a Kimo Poem, or a poem inspired by Sappho. Part II is the 1907 book of 100 poems by Bliss Carman. The book ends with a compilation of references for the student in locating reference material and books for the serious student of Sappho. A few illustrations are within.

Poems of Adversity from poets: Adelaide Anne Procter, Percy Shelley, Charles, Kingsley, James W. Watson, William Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Amelia Anne Blandford Edwards, John Fletcher, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Chediock Tichborne, Lord Houghton, Walter Savage Landor, Henry Neele, John Keats, Ralph Hoyt, Will Carleton, Mary Louise Ritter, John Milton, George Crabbe, Thomas Noel, Thomas Hood, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Thomas Moss, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Ya Perezhil Svoi Zhelanya, Pierre-Jean De Beranger, Frances Quarles, Frances Bacon, and a final chapter by American Poet Laureate, Jean Elizabeth Ward, Ed. including Naani, Tanka, Kimo, Choka, and Shape Poems. The Wail of Prometheus Bound with picture. Poems mentioning Houston, Texas, Texas, New Quay, Wales, and the Titanic.

History and Poetry combined within a true story of a Chinese Han Dynasty Lady. *Mawangdui is the name of a Han dynasty [206 BC-AD 24] archaeological site situated in China in a suburb of the modern town of Changsha, Hunan Province. Three tombs dated to the 2nd. century BC were excavated during the 1970s, and revealed to belong to the Marquis of Dai, Li Dang; Lady Dai [died after 168 BC]; and their son [d. 168 BC]. The tombs were excavated between 15 and 18 meters below the ground surface and buried beneath a huge earthen mound. A perfect blend of facts and poetry. Including "The Civilization of China by H. A. Giles, written for readers who know little about Chinese history. Illustrations within.