Carrot-pomade with twenty-six illustrations

Hoppin, Augustus

Published by James G. Gregory, publisher, New York, 1864

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. [32]; 26 full-page illustrations, one for each letter of the alphabet; original card wrappers bound in brown morocco-backed green paper-covered boards; front wrapper worn, with some creasing, the illustrations lightly spotted, the spine a bit sunned; all else very good. Each letter begins a rhyme, and each has an accompanying illustration. Together they tell the story of the origin, manufacture, and use of a hair dressing that was meant to cure baldness "on the waste places of the human cranium.". Seller Inventory # 56760

Bibliographic Details

Title: Carrot-pomade with twenty-six illustrations

Publisher: James G. Gregory, publisher, New York

Publication Date: 1864

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition