The Golliwogg's Fox-Hunt by Upton, Florence K., and Bertha Upton - 1905

New York.: Longmans, Green & Co., no date circa 1898. green cloth binding with paper covered boards.. fair with no dust jacket: damp stains, faded and frayed spine, shelf wear and very worn edges on cover with some of the paper torn off the cardboard, owner’s inscription on ffep, soil on pages-As Is.. oblong4to..

New York.: Longmans, Green & Co., no date circa 1898.. red cloth binding with paper covered boards.. fair with no dust jacket: damp stains, faded and frayed spine, shelf wear and very worn edges on cover with some of the paper torn off the cardboard, owner’s inscription on ffep, soil on pages-As Is.. oblong4to..

Boston: De Wolfe & Fiske Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1895. Hardcover. Cloth-backed illustrated boards. Edgewear and soil to boards. PO gift inscription to fep. Title page tape repaired at gutter. Minor stains, some edge tears. Edition unstated. ; Oblong quarto; 68 pages .

NY: Longmans, Green & Company. Very Good. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth binding with pictorial boards. Rubbing/soil to boards. Corners/edges exposed. PO gift inscription dated 1911 to title page. Endpages darkened. Hinges/binding firm. Pages clean. ; Oblong quarto; 65 pages .

Longmans, Green and Co., 1898. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Publishing date on title page, FIRST EDITION. Vintage childrens illustrated story, with politically incorrect images. Illustrated book boards are rubbed/soiled with green cloth spine complete, but mottled. Extremities show shelf wear overall, with corners worn. Pictorial end-papers. Front interior hinge is tight but has it's paper pulled away somewhat at gutter. A (top to bottom) crease to front end-paper, with a very shallow crease to several following pages. All color pages are vibrant and awesome. Some margins show faint finger smudges or just light foxing (not impacting text or illustrations.) One page has a 1" closed tear (no paper loss) at lower margin. A wonderful copy of this Nineteenth Century adventure. Protected in a mylar slip. (Sidebar: Mother (Bertha) wrote the verse and daughter (Florence) illustrated.) Insurance included. A FIRST EDITION.

Boston: De Wolfe, Fiske & Co, 1895. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition, American issue. Oblong quarto. Quarter cloth and illustrated paper over boards. Slight soiling on the boards, a very nice near fine copy. The black Golliwogg doll entertains two new dolls that are sent to the U.S. from abroad.

London: Longmans Green and Co, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Oblong quarto. Quarter cloth and illustrated paper over boards. Foxing on the front board, else a nice very good or better copy. The black-skinned Golliwogg doll is inspired by a poster to start a circus with his friends, other dolls and toys.