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Artistic and Historical Objects from American, European, and Asian Traditions, 19th–20th C

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Lot 71A

Four Antiquarian Children's Book Rarities Including Aesop's Fables, Poems of Childhood

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Four Antiquarian Children's book rarities; "Aesop's Fables" w/114 illustrations, black embossed boards. Rev. Geo. Fyler Townsend, published by George Rutledge and Sons, circa 1887. "Poems of Childhood" by Eugene Field w/illustrations by Maxfield Parrish, Charles Scribner's Sons Publ. originally 1904. Expanded First Edition Thus, 1922. "A Child's Garden of Verses" by Robert Louis Stevenson, w/b&w and color plate illustrations by Ruth Mary Hallock, inset cover art by Milo Winter.  Rand McNally and Company, 1919. "The Child's Book of Favorite Stories", w/eight color illustrations. John Wiley and Son, New York. Designed as a holiday gift, no apparent date. Possibly mid-19th century. GENERAL condition for age is fair to good, with expected browning, stains, inscriptions, loose binding or pages, small tears and marks, corner/edgewear, fraying. The Stevenson bookboards have water damage, "Child's Book..." also to lesser extent.  Pages for all are complete, color in illustrations is still generally bright and sharp. See photos for more detail.  Note: This item is on the main floor of the house. From street level the main floor is accessible through a small series of cement steps and then about ten wooden steps to the deck.

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