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Here is a rather rare and special offering. A Stated First Edition from 1924 of Mother Goose with pictures by the renowned artist C. B. Falls. Check out the description of the few other books on sale for a comparison based on condition. I think you will determine that this book offers the best value for your dollar. I've provided photographs of the covers and some of the pages. As you can see, the front cover is in exceptional condition, very clean and unworn with bright orange lettering. The back cover has a few white scuffs, but is otherwise quite clean. However, as you can see, there is a tear off the top edge adjacent to the spine and the cloth is lifted up there. On the spine, at the top, you can see that there is fraying and, while it is not much, there is some loss of material there. This is the book's only flaw of any significance, which is pretty remarkable for a children's book published in 1924. Not surprisingly, there is rub-through at three of the four corners, also a little at the bottom of the spine, and in a couple of spots at the top edge (one of which is more like a little chip). There is also a slight crease at the top right-hand corner of the front cover. When you open up the book, you're in for a treat. Firstly, the book is well bound. There is no looseness. There is no space between the illustrated inside cover and FFEP (nor between the illustrated rear cover and rear end paper). Nor is there any indication of any repairs anywhere in the book. Nor are there any attachments, nothing pasted, nothing tampered with. This is NOT a library book. No bookplate. And it gets better. There are no markings anywhere in the book. There are no tears. There is no writing/underlining anywhere in the book. AND this is a very clean book. I went through every page and there are only a few minor, small, light spots in the entire book. Pretty remarkable. There are many illustrations. They are all clean. There is absolutely no foxing in the book. Here is some information about C. B. Falls from Wikipedia: Charles Buckles Falls, also known as C.B. Falls was an American artist, most known for his illustrations and writings. He is the author and illustrator of several books, including The ABC Book. He is also known for his World War I poster advertisements, such as Books Wanted. Falls illustrated many different books for various authors, as well as various magazines and posters. During World War I, he was a member of the Society of Illustrators, with whom he produced war propaganda for the Division of Pictorial Publicity. Falls illustrated posters throughout the war that promoted military recruitment as well as book drives to benefit soldiers overseas. This latter effort can be seen in his poster Books Wanted. Books Wanted depicts a soldier carrying a stack of books. The caption reads: Books wanted for our men in camp and "over there". Take your gifts to the public library. This poster was considered to be a success and brought Falls recognition, even though he designed the poster in less than 24 hours. In 1923, Falls teamed up with Doubleday editor May Massee to create The ABC Book. Falls wrote and illustrated the wood block book. It features wood block cuts of various animals that are used to help represent certain letters of the alphabet, and utilizes blue, green, orange, and yellow backgrounds to enhance the black-inked woodcuts. This color scheme differs from the earth tone colors that were used by most artists at that time. Falls' wood block design is believed to have been inspired by English author William Nicholson's The Square Book of Animals. Falls received good reviews for The ABC Book, which was used to show that American authors were able to create work on the same level as their English peers. With this success, Falls would go on to illustrate several other children's books. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000538
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