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n.p.: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1913. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 4to. (12),72pp. Pale purple cloth, white spine title and with a full color paste-on to the upper board. Illustrated end papers. Complete with 12 full page, full color illustrations by Fanny Cory. Two plates have creases and one has a short repaired marginal tear, the binding has a discoloration at the bottom of the rear board but only traces of edge wear to the boards and the paste-on. Overall, this is a near fine copy of a fragile book seldom found complete. Fanny Young Cory (1877-1972) was an American cartoonist and illustrator, She produced covers and interior illustrations for major American magazines, began illustrating children's books in 1898, and kept up with comic work until 1956. .
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CORY, FANNY. (CORY,FANNY)illus. THE FANNY CORY MOTHER GOOSE. (Indianapolis): Bobbs Merrill (1913, 1917). 4to (9 x 11 1/4"), pictorial boards, slight soil to cover and spine ends chipped, else VG+ in chipped dust wrapper. An especially wonderful Mother Goose, this is illustrated by Cory (who also illustrated several Baum titles) with 13 fabulous and imaginitive color plates plus beautiful in-text drawings in 2-color and in black & white. Very scarce, especially in dust wrapper.
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