Offered here is a vintage and scarce book for children or young adults: "A Gourd Fiddle", by Grace MacGowan Cooke, Henry Altemus, Philadephia, 1904, First Edition, 16mo. 118p. Beautiful Red cloth with black/white/green illus.&deco. Many gorgeous B/W ills by E. Lynn Mudge and E.B. Miles - frontis of boy with fiddle. Young, black "Little Orphy" is sole remainder of long line of fiddlers, but both blacks and whites have fallen on bad times on the Old Plantation, while the Mississippi eats away at the land. A hint of rub at the corners - sunning at back gutter, previous owner's name stamp on first blank endpage - old store sticker on inside front cover - else about Fine.
Offered here is a wonderful antique children's book: "Mrs. Wiggs of The Cabbage Patch", by Alice Caldwell Hegan, Century Co., 1902. Author's first book, a classic children's story. Dark olive green cloth boards with red and white illustrated cover (reddish stain at bottom left corner of cover - dioes not extend anywhere else on or in book), beautiful white uncut pages, name written lightly on first blank endpages. Bumps at corners, cloth at spine ends bent. A Wonderful book except for the small cover stain.
Offered here is a wonderful vintage children's classic hardcover book: "Robin Hood", introduction by Harvey, George Cockburn, illustrations by Edwin John Prittie, Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1925, four color plates tipped in, including frontis, which is scanned, 16 full-page B & W illustrations in text, green illustrated endpages. Green cloth with stamped gilt on spine, faded green at bottom corners of covers. Tiny age holes in the cloth on the spine gutter. Pasted color cover illustration, which is repeated on dust jacket. Dust jacket has multiple stressing and pieces missing etc. These are tough with DJ in any condition.
Offered here is a vintage and scarce children's or young adult book: "The Children On The Top Floor", by Nina Rhoades, Boston Lea And Shepard 1904, Illustrated by Bertha G. Davidson. Rust brown illustrated cloth - black white brown on cover, age spot discoloration of brown, illustrated glossy frontis, front hing beginning to pull, 219, blank and 2 pp of adds - rough cut edges are lightly flocked
Offered here is a vintage and scarce book: "The Day of the Dog A Love Story", by George Barr McCutcheon, First Edition green cloth, 5 color plates by Harrison Fisher. Octavo, 137pp., Page decorations, endpapers & binding by Margaret & Helen Maitland Armstrong. Top edge gilt, binding stamped in gold and white, 137 pp. Hint of bump and rub at extremities. Front hinge beginning to pull.
Offered here is a vintage and scarce book Christmas and fantasy together: "The Little City of Hope, A Christmas Story" by F. Marion Crawford, NY: Macmillan. 1907, Illustrations by W. Benda.. First edition. Original pictorial cloth stamped with a holly pattern - a hint of rubs at the extremities and lightly at bent cloth on spine heel. Text printed in black, green and red. 209pp. Foredge a little foxed and throughout - about else fine. A Christmas novel that seems to have elements of fantasy
Offered here is for a vintage and scarce book: "The Lone Scout of the Sky, Boy Scouts of America", With special contributions from Dr. John H. Finley, Commander Richard E. Byrd, Clarence D. Chamberlin and a complete instructions on how to make a flying model of the Spirit of St. Louis." With a message to the Boy Scouts from Charles A. Lindbergh. James E. West, the Chief Scout Executive, 1927, Boy Scouts of America, New York Hardcover 12 mo., 255 pp. and 30 b/w photos. 1st Edition. 1927.Frontis of uniformed scout with historical figures in the background. This is the first edition of the book with publishing attributed to the Boy Scouts only, not the 1928 version with additional post-flight information and published by John C. Winston for the Boy Scounts. The biography of a man who overnight became the hero of ten million American boys. Includes the story of his epic flight and a whole chapter on how to build a working model of the "Spirit of St. Louis". Dark olive green cloth with stamped titles on the cover and spine. Very minor bump at corners - cloth bent but not very rubbed at spine heel. A Nice Book!
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