The Poetry Tree by John T. West Jr., published in 1978 by White’s Creek Publishers of Ocean View, Delaware. This locally printed and bound volume (Countian Press, Georgetown, Delaware) is a collection of poetry reflecting personal, celebratory, and reflective themes. It includes poems for occasions such as anniversaries, birthdays, and family milestones, making it both a literary and historical snapshot of late 20th-century American small-press poetry.

Condition Notes:

• Blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and tree emblem on the front cover.

• Interior pages show foxing and age-related staining, particularly on the endpapers, title page, and fore-edge areas (see photos).

• Some browning and spotting throughout, but text remains fully legible.

• Personal gift inscription in pen on the front endpaper.

• Binding remains intact with no loose or missing pages.

Overall, a scarce Delaware-printed poetry volume with notable local publishing history, showing typical age wear.