My Picture Book

New York: American Tract Society, circa1870.

Hardcover. 6" X 4". 64pp. Rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges of green cloth over boards. Foxing and toning to pages throughout. Inked inscription to previous owner, dated 1970, in ink at front free endpaper. Light penciled scribbles to front free endpaper. Very occasional penciled marks and scribbles to pages. Text is still legible where marks appear. Text block is shaken and feels loose in binding. However, binding remains intact. An admittedly worn but solid copy of this nineteenth-century book of illustrations and short fables for children. Good. Item #12823

Price: $25.00