New and True: Rhymes and Rhythms and Histories Droll For Boys and Girls From Pole to Pole
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1892. Smith, Jessie Willcox. Hardcover. 136 p.: frontispiece by Jessie Willcox Smith, many in-text illustrations; 26 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt- and black-stamped spine and cover titles and illustrations. Brown floral endpapers. Illustrated by Lavinia Ebbinghausen, Jessie Willcox Smith, Jessie McDermott, J. Augustus Beck, and Herman Faber. Includes the poem "Santa Claus in Trouble." In Good+ Condition: edges rubbed, with ends of spine and corners starting to fray; front board slightly creased; slightly cocked; 2-cm. tear from upper edge of pp. 95-96 and 101-102, without loss; light finger soiling and occasional staining, primarily along fore-edge margins. Good +. Item #003137
Price: $55.00