Product Description
Wyse, Lois.
I Will Wait for You; How Come Holding Hands Feels So Good?; Who But Me? Cleveland, Ohio: American Greetings, 1971.
Three small square hardcover volumes in dust jackets from the publisher's 'Little Volumes of Love' series.
Early 1971 printings as stated on copyright pages (first printing June 1971; later printings noted August and November 1971).
Each volume features black-and-white photographic illustrations paired with short romantic poems typical of the American Greetings gift-book format of the early 1970s.
Jackets retain the original $3.00 price on the interior flap.
These charming gift books were produced by American Greetings during a period when the company expanded its greeting-card sentiment into small decorative poetry volumes intended for courtship and anniversary gifts.
The design combines stylized typography, soft photographic imagery of couples, and short lyrical poems exploring longing, devotion, and companionship.
The matching size, format, and publisher series make the three volumes appealing as a coordinated set.
Each title page and copyright page confirms publication by American Greetings, Cleveland, Ohio in 1971 with sequential printing statements (June first printing, August second printing, November third printing).
All copies appear to be early printings from the same year of issue.
Books generally Near Fine with strong bindings, clean pages, and bright decorative cloth boards (blue and green variants).
All three bear a neat previous-owner inscription on the front pastedown 'Linda Fugazzotti' dated 8/20/73.
Dust jackets range Very Good to Near Fine, showing light edge wear, mild rubbing, and minor age toning typical of these glossy jackets; prices remain present.
Overall an attractive and well-preserved trio.
About the author: Lois Wyse (1926-2007) was an American advertising executive, author, and columnist who became widely known for her witty and heartfelt books about love and relationships.
Working with the advertising firm BBDO, she later wrote a number of popular gift books and essays in the 1960s-70s that captured the tone of modern romance and everyday emotional life.
Her 'Little Volumes of Love' series for American Greetings became especially popular as small illustrated keepsakes.
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