Published by DeWolfe Fiske & Co., Boston, Massachusetts
Seller: RG Vintage Books, Williamsburg, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Circa 1890s. Hardcover in good condition. 48mo. 12pp. Front board has a color illustration of three children & a loved dog making a playing card tower. Navy blue cloth backstrip. 4 full page color and numerous brown & white illustrations within book. Brown text & pale blue florals with green leaves endpapers. The book is clean with no markings or scribbles & very tight. The boards are very glossy. The front board has some light soiling, a little wear and some edgewear with bumped corners. The backboard has some age discoloration,a little light soiling, and the glossy paste-on has a diagonal 1/4" tear at the top inside corner. The navy blue cloth backstrip is complete - it has a little edgewear on the top & bottom. The front free endpaper has a tiny chipped corner. The back free endpaper has a 1 1/4" chip at the bottom outside corner. The pages have no markings. The first & last pages of text are age discolored. Ships within 24 hours. Scans available upon request.
Published by DeWolfe, Fiske & Co.), (Boston, 1893
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition? 48mo. Measuring approximately 3¼" x 3½". Clothbacked glazed chromolithographed boards. With three chromolithographed plates as well as black and white illustrations. Boards with modest rubbing and wear, first and last pages lightly tanned from the endleaves and a bit of offsetting from the chromolithographed plates, very good and sound. Chromolithography by De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., who apparently published this charming little volume as part of a boxed set. Text concludes with the name "L. Haskell," possibly the author.