Mother Goose in Prose illustrated by Maxfield Parrish
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Author: Baum, L. Frank
Title: Mother Goose in Prose
Place Published: Chicago
Publisher:Way & Williams
Date Published: [1897]
Description:
Author: Baum, L. Frank
Title: Mother Goose in Prose
Place Published: Chicago
Publisher:Way & Williams
Date Published: [1897]
Description:
265 pp. Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. 14 inserts in black & white: The frontispiece, the title-page itself, the illustratorās plate between the "Contents" and "Illustrations" pages, and 11 additional illustrated plates. (4to) 28x23 cm (11x9") original pictorial cloth with color cover designs by Maxfield Parrish, gilt-lettered spine. First Edition, Second Printing.
Baumās first childrenās book and first book of fiction. Second printing, with page bearing printerās imprint followed by two blank leaves preceding the rear endpaper. This copy with additional newer endpapers inserted as well. This is also the first book illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. Bienvenue & Schmidt, p.159.
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Soiling to cloth, light bumps to bottom corners; additional endpapers inserted, early gift inscription from 1899 on front free endpaper, light dampstain area to bottom edge of front free endpaper, light toning to pages with a bit of scattered light foxing, a solid copy; very good.
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Mother Goose in Prose illustrated by Maxfield Parrish
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