Brownie Year Book (code no. 826)

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Cox, Palmer. BROWNIE YEAR BOOK (CODE NO. 826). New York: McLoughlin Bro's, (1905). SECOND EDITION. Folio - 12-3/8" x 10". Blue cloth backed color pictorial printed paper covered bo ards with a large chromolithograph by Cox and titles printed in black, gold, red and white to front cover, and a brown flower motif on a beige background to the back cover, with shelf wear and an area of slight discoloration in the upper fore edge corner region of the back cover for what is a really nice copy of the book. Plain endpapers with the outline remaining where something had previously been applied to the front paste-down with a corresponding area of offsetting to FFEP; gift inscription dated Dec 25 1910 to FFEP. [26] pp. The book covers a full year with the Brownies. Each month has a page of verse appropriate for that month, and a beautiful full page chromolithograph illustrating the verse and featuring the Brownies on the opposing page, for a total of twelve beautiful chromolithographs by Cox; additionally illustrated with numerous black and white drawings by Cox on the twelve pages of verse; scattered light finger marks and two facing pages with a small amount of staining in the margins; internally the book is very good +. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. Only one copy of the second edition located on OCLC/WorldCat (McGill University Library). RARE; and a really nice copy to boot. # 000834 Show more