TIP-TOP PICTURES AND STORIES.

(Dutton & Company).

Published by NY: E. P. Dutton & Company, circa [1883]. [1883]., 1883

About this Item

- Small quarto, blue cloth backed paper covered boards (bumped, rubbed & soiled; staining to spine with pieces out of head & tail); color title & color illustrations on front board. [78] pp. (front hinge starting; cracked; soiling & foxing, not affecting illustrations; stain to 1 page of text; light staining to top edges of a number of pages). B&W frontispiece & profuse B&W wood-engraved illustrations (little girl's stockings in 1 illustration colored by a child). Fair. The frontispiece shows a little girl holding an armful of dolls. The charming illustrations in the text depict birds and animals [tom-tits, an owl, a dog, a horse, a monkey, a Syrian sheep, baby foxes, puppies and kittens] and scenes of children engaged in a variety of activities (playing musical instruments, sailing, fishing, playing with their pets or bathing in the sea) as well as less privileged youngsters--a child toy seller, a boy sailor.

Seller Inventory # 22234

Bibliographic Details

• Title: TIP-TOP PICTURES AND STORIES.
• Publisher: NY: E. P. Dutton & Company, circa [1883]. [1883].
• Publication Date: 1883
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's & Illustrated