The Wonderful Rocking-Horse; or, Little Margaret's Ride With Illustrations by her sister, Helen S. Tatham (Colored plates)

Brown, Mrs. Frederick

Published by E.P. Dutton & Co. ND (1880), New York, 1880

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Bound in chipped and worn tan boards with the colorful drawing of Margaret on her rocking horse on the front boards. . Very clean and tight throughout. With wear and chipping to the corners; edgewear to the extremities. Printed on heavy stock. With all 8 hand-coloured plates dated 1878. With a previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper: "Louise S. McDowell. from cousin Margaret. 1880." With 16 pages of ads for books published by Dutton (Griffith & Farran). A charming and somewhat uncommon first American edition of this tale. The First US edition of this title with 1880 inscription.

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Title
The Wonderful Rocking-Horse; or, Little Margaret's Ride With Illustrations by her sister, Helen S. Tatham (Colored plates)
Author
Brown, Mrs. Frederick
Publisher
E.P. Dutton & Co. ND (1880), New York
Publication year
1880
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition.
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