BABES OF THE NATIONS

(Humphrey, Maud) BABES OF THE NATIONS with New Verses By Edith M. Thomas and New Illustrations In Colors And Monotint By Maud Humphrey. New York: Frederick A. Stokes & Brother, 1889. First edition. Small 4to - 7-1/2" x 9-9/16". Cloth backed color pictorial boards with edge and corner wear, but otherwise quite clean and fresh. Twelve full page chromolithographs by Maud Humphrey of beautiful little children, each dressed in the national costume of one of the twelve countries represented in this book. Each of the Humphrey chromolithograhs is followed by a text page consisting of a verse by Edith M. Thomas about the country the child is illustrating as well as an additional drawing in monotint by Humphrey to further illustrate the verse. Internally this book is in Fine condition with all pages bright and fresh. There is a presentation on the front free endpaper dated Dec. 25, 1891 in neat calligraphic script. The condition of this book is VERY GOOD.