Beschreibung
Hardcover, undated, but has gift inscription from 1914, quarter-bound with light green cloth, and illustrated color paper paste-downs on front and back covers, is in FAIR condition, having creasing to front cover; rubbing and wear to corners; tiny nick on front cover in one of the childrens' hair (see photo); rubbing/scuffing to covers, with much edge-wear to covers and spine; reverse of front cover shows some torn-away glued-on page; book has pages stapled, and beginning of book is still hanging together, but later pages loose; we believe all pages are present, but not completely sure; former owner attempted repair between first fixed endpaper and title-page with masking tape in hinge area; book has penciled gift inscription on title page: "Christmas 1914 Mrs Maple to Alice"; some small tears to page edges (paper is a very coarse newsprint, like many Hurst editions). Illustrations: full-color chromolith front cover illustration, one color plate by Alice Beach-Winter, most of the illustrations are engravings on the newsprint paper. Authors of the stories and poems include John Ernest McCann, Laura E. Richards, Clara Doty Bates. Part of the "Aunt Virginia Series." Children's. United States. DB. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1847
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