Here there's also a little missing paper off the top edge of the juncture, and again the rear cover is very solidly bound, no give when you pull at it from the side. The juncture between the rear inside cover and rear end paper is similar to the one just described. There is no give when you pull at it from the side. A little below and a little above this, there are two spots along the juncture where the paper is missing, both less than a 1/2 inch. A little bit of the paper is lifted up just a bit over the bottom half of the juncture between the front inside cover and the front end paper. I'm not seeing any cracks or spaces between any of the facing pages. The book looks pretty square and the spine looks pretty straight. There are light bumps/creases below the two top corners. There is also darkish toning at the margins of the covers. There is a spot of soiling next to the silver framed photograph of the author's daughter. The blue lettering on both the front and spine is still bright. They are in pretty decent shape considering the age of the book. You can see the covers of the book in the photographs. This one is about his adopted daughter who for a short time was celebrated as a child prodigy. He was also a lawyer, farmer, teacher, and machinist (he once earned a patent for an improved tractor).

On the front page there is a blurb from the San Francisco Examiner: 'Baby Viola is the youngest reader and writer that ever lived.' Henry Olerich was a utopian author from Nebraska. 'An Illustrated Biography.' Once listed, this will be the Only original copy, the only actual book, for sale anywhere on the Internet.

Viola Olerich by Henry Olerich