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Original antique 1912 ribbon-bound poetry booklet titled "The Builders" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, published by A. Flanagan Company (Chicago). Features a wonderful personal provenance handwritten on the back cover: "Pearl Runger, From your Teacher, Anna De Sart, April 26, 1912." Highlights: • Embossed chromolithograph cover featuring songbirds, gold foil bells, and cottage vignette • Bound with original tied silk ribbon • Interior printed in metallic gold foil ink with elegant Art Nouveau layout • A classic antique teacher-to-student gift/reward keepsake Condition: Very Good antique condition. Colors and cover embossing are sharp. Handwritten ink inscription on back cover. Light age toning and minor foxing/spots at bottom edges inside, consistent with 100+ year old paper.