ANOTHER BROWNIE BOOK

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Cox, Palmer. ANOTHER BROWNIE BOOK. New-York: The Century Co., (1890). 4to - 10-1/4" x 8-1/2". Color pictorial light green glazed paper covered boards with color decoration and lettering to front cover and spine and a small color vignette to back cover; light wear to the head and tail of spine and moderate wear to the two lower fore edge corners for what is a beautiful copy of the book. Light brown paper dust wrapper printed in dark brown ink repeating the design of the book's cover; fraying along the lower edge of front panel including a closed tear measuring 2-1/2" long with cello tape repair to back, a long tear along front flap fold with cello tape repair to back and wear with minor losses to flap fold corners as well as to head and tail of spine for what is still an attractive example of this rare dust wrapper. Glazed Peruvian brown endpapers. [6], ix-xi, [1], 144 pp. Illustrated presentation page preceding title-page neatly completed in pencil and dated November, 1895. Palmer Cox's imaginary creatures, i.e. Brownies, return for their second book. The book contains twenty-four Brownie stories, all of which are told in verse, illustrated with a bountiful number of wonderful black and white wood engravings after pen and ink drawings by Cox. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD +. The condition of the dust wrapper is GOOD. SCARCE in such nice condition and in the dust wrapper. N° de ref. del artículo 000720

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