the book of good cheer

i normally steer away from these snippet collection type of books...this one was too charming to pass up! the endpapers alone were worth it...and it is rather uplifting. my favorite quote in the book?
"make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you."
-ralph waldo emerson

the book of good cheer: a little bundle of cheery thoughts edited by edwin osgood grover
1916, the algonquin publishing company, new york