[JUVENILE LITERATURE] COX, Palmer

The Brownies: Their Book

New York: The Century Co., [1887]. First Edition. First State. Small quarto (26cm); glazed pictorial cloth binding; [xii],144,[2]pp; black-and-white illustrations throughout. Lacking dustjacket. Previous ownership's inked inscription (1892) and address on ownership page. Spine-tanned, with shelf-wear and soil, rubbing to spine ends and board edges, residue to front pastedown, old tape marks to pp.xi-xi, 4" triangular chip to p.ix/x (section of table of contents), and occasional marginal tears and soil to text; Good.

Collection of children's verse based on Scottish folklore, Cox focuses on fairly-like creatures as they create mischief (including interactions to text and drawings). His comic characters were first published in 1879, and this is his first book compilation. [84816].

Price: $375.00

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