True first edition of this rather scarce Jessie Wilcox Smith title. 8vo, (5) + 74pp. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and three black & white plates by Jessie Wilcox Smith; decoraations throughout by Robert McQuinn. Hardcover, bound in original blue cloth with gilt titles and spine and front cover; color pictorial pastedown to front board, ramed by white cameo border and bird designs. Gitl top edge, others untrimmed. In very good condition. Binding and hinges are intact and firm; contents are clean and bright with no signs of prior ownership. Slight spotting to the gilt top edge; faint foxing to endpapers. Slight wear to spine ends and board corners. A lovely copy overall, now protected in a custom-made clear Acetate dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # 002552

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Title: Billy-Boy. A Study in Responsibilities

Publisher: The Musson Book Co. Limited, Toronto

Publication Date: 1906

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: Very Good+

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: First Edition.

Book Type: Book

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