BUSTER BROWN [ #1 or #2 ??) ( Platinum Age Comic Comics ). 1903 or 1904 ??

USA.: A. Stokes Pub or Sears/Roebuck ??, 1903. Book. Illus. by R.F. ( Richard Felton ) OUTCAULT Art.. POOR, Reading Copy. Soft cover. TRUE FIRST Collected Edition Thus.. Coverless & Poor Reading Copy. >>> Classic COLOR Newspaper Sunday/Daily Strip Reprints. >> [After Yellow Kid, Buster Brwon was the 2nd greatest strip by Outcault, who was perhaps THE most important artist in early American Comics History! Buster was accompanied by evil Bulldog Tige. Buster was the original Prankster & Menace child in comics. Origianally published in the pages of New York Herald & William Randolph Hearst New York American papers.] >>> [1903/1904?? Contains ALL strips dated from 1902 and 1903; [ Likely either Frederick A. Stokes or might by Sears Roebuck edition?? ] First 1 page story titled "Buster Brown makes more trouble for himself"; First 2 page story titled "Buster Brown's Happy New Year"; Next 2 page story titled "Buster Brown starts for his Grandma's but only gets as far as the train"; >>> Good Possibility that this is the ULTRA-RARE first book, [But not sold or priced as such] >>> 58 of the Original 66 pages are remaining; (Overstreet Counts BOTH sides of a Single page, even though one side in Blank); Magic Tape repairs to TEARS on some interior pages; *** Missing the Front & Back Covers, Title Page & an Endpage, the Rest is complete; 5% of the 14th Page is Missing; Book interior if FAIR to G/VG, But overall i can only grade it technically "POOR", Sold "AS IS"; >> VERY RARE! Coverless & Poor Reading Copy. Size: 11-1/2" x 16-1/4".