Old Father Time and His Twelve Children. Illustrated by HARRIETT M. BENNETT.
by MACK, Robert Ellice (Edited and Arranged)
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About This Item
Ernest Nister. London; E. P. Dutton. New York. Printed by E. Nister at Nuremberg. [1890]. 4to.. ff. 20. 14 full page chromolithographs [2 of which double-page] and many in text. Original chromolithographed cloth-backed boards all worn at the edges, stitching weak, one of the double-page illustrations with half now loose though without damage, four leaves with a slight crease to the lower corner, occasional marginal mark. *COPAC records copies in the BL, V&A, National Trust and Cambridge. Frequently showing wear but still a delightfully sentimental and finely produced book.
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- Title
- Old Father Time and His Twelve Children. Illustrated by HARRIETT M. BENNETT.
- Author
- MACK, Robert Ellice (Edited and Arranged)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ernest Nister. London; E. P. Dutton. New York. Printed by E. Nister at Nuremberg. [1890]. 4to.
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