Chatterbox (Original Chatterbox Packet) by Fannie Belle Irving, D. B. McKean, et al - 1884

Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1884. Hardcover. Good-/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. H. Weir, et al.. This book is clean, tight, square and internally unmarked, but there is a name and date (1887) in the upper margin of the front end papers. It is age darkened and well rubbed, especially at the edges where the corners are rounded. It contains "Six Girls" by Irving and "Hilda" by McKean among many other works and is profusely illustrated with black & white drawings some quite good. . The end papers are period advertisements and it has has 412, bright, clear, minimally toned pages (a few have closed tears). (The author of "Six Girls", which is complete although serialized, is not attributed). It has a one-quarter binding with red cloth on the spine. The boards have paste downs with a color picture on the front and ads on the rear.