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The Children's Book: A Collection of the Best and Most Famous Stories and Poems in the English Language
by Horace A Scudder
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
[PARRISH, Maxfield]. The Children's Book. A Collection of the Best and Most Famous Stories and Poems in the English Language. Chosen by Horace A. Scudder. With many Illustrations. Boston: Houghton Mifflin [1910]. 4to, vi 444pp. + [4] advts. Blue-green cloth stamped in gilt with color pictorial label affixed to front. Color plate frontispiece and numerous Illustrations in b&w. Spine ends and corners worn, edges less so, cover label lightly scuffed, front hinge mended, else an internally clean, tight copy. Scarce.
First Parrish-illustrated edition, being a new edition for 1910 featuring a full color cover by Maxfield Parrish and a color plate frontispiece by Arthur I. Keller. The numerous b&w drawings and engravings are by a variety of artists, including George Cruikshank and Gustave Doré. A compendium of fables, fairy tales, ballads, and poetry from the fables of Aesop to the fairy tales of Perrault, from the stories of the Arabian Nights to the travels of Gulliver. Copiously illustrated, including numerous plates by Cruikshank, the true highlight of this edition is the color plate created by Maxfield Parrish for the cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049243
- Title
- The Children's Book
- Author
- Horace A Scudder
- Illustrator
- Maxfield Parrish and others
- Format/Binding
- Blue-green cloth stamped in gilt with color pictorial label affixed to front
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Parrish-illustrated edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Books of Wonder
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About Books of Wonder
Books of Wonder is NYC's oldest and largest independent children's bookstore, specializing in both new and old books. Established in 1980, Books of Wonder has a store in the Flatiron/Chelsea area of Manhattan.
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