A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines: A Record of High Endeavor and Strange Adventure

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hampton Publishing Company, 1920. First American Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Choate, Florence; Curtis, Elizabeth. Collection of thrilling tales about brave men & women of the past who lived 500 BC-1920 AD, lavishly illustrated throughout with a frontispiece & 5 additional full-page, full-color plates by Florence Choate & Elizabeth Curtis, themselves pioneering female artists in the early 20th century. With rust-colored cloth-covered boards & a decorative paper pastedown to front cover (which shows some chipping to most edges), this hardcover book is in Good condition: generally very clean, with random smudges & light soil & some scattered small crayon drawings in lower margin; does not impact text or plates, all of which are stunning: clean & colorful, with no tanning or foxing. The binding is strong & square. Pages show moderate tanning around edges, commensurate with age. No DJ. Rubbing to extremities, bumped corners, many pages slightly dogeared.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.