Published by Philadelphia George W. Jacobs Publ., 1908
Hard Cover. No Jacket. HARDBACK NODustJacket, UNDATED but Early,1908, Small square Hardback, VG-/GOOD, NO JACKET, 3 3/4 X 4 1/2 in. , Interior relatively nice some rub, wear & pencilling some pgs & ink note on another pg & some fox stains, 166 pgs, Cover beige boards with red toy house & Soldier standing in front light rub, wear, Cvr has light green spine with light scuff wear. Back Cvr light wear Soil etc. .Illustrated Brown & White endpapers of Toy Horse pulling children in wagon has pencil Name, Inner Hinges starting Cracked. Pencil writing on half Title pg.
Rilegato. Buone Condizioni. Il Volume Mostra I Classici Segni Del Tempo, Fioritura Complessiva In Fogli In Buono Stato Per Una Lettura Scorrevole. Dorso Completamente Ristrutturato. Illustrato Da Alice B. Woodward. Non Datato, 1922 Circa.
Condition: Very good plus. First Edition. First edition of the near-miniature story of PETER PIXIE, a fairy made from the laughter of children, and his efforts to cheer little Kitty. Number 1 in the GRANT RICHARDS'S NURSERY LIBRARY series: another themed group of books for children printed in small format, after the success of Richards's DUMPY BOOKS series. 4.5'' x 3.5''. Original pictorial publisher's cloth binding. All edges stained blue. Pictorial endpapers of toys (cw: including golliwog). Full-page color frontispiece with three full-page color plates and black-and-white illustrations throughout. 166 pages. Owner's name in ink to front endpapers, dated 1910. Light rubbing and mild soil to boards, faint spotting to spine. Occasional soil to margins. Plates bright.