Chapbook - The Comical History of the Little Brown Monkey, and the Young Butterfly that Wanted to see the World
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & Melbourne: T. Goode, 1860. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Booklet 17.7 X 10.4cm. This is an uncommon chapbook published in the mid 19th Century featuring two poems. The first concerns a monkey kept as a pet by Farmer Brown and his activities around the farm. The second poem is a fable concerning a butterfly that wished to get out and explore the world, against his parent's advice, but ended up being caught and died. Generally in good condition, internally soiled (see photos) with a contemporary hand coloured title page which is reproduced, in monochrome, on the top wrap. 12pp with 5 woodcuts and one woodcut tailpiece. The Young Butterfly is unillustrated. Pink paper wraps 17.7 X 10.4cm. Paper wraps chipped with a 1.5cm portion missing from top inner hinge. Lower corner of wrap missing and associated curling of subsequent pages without loss. Rear wraps marked and missing portions of three of its corners. Uncommon - one copy, only, cited in COPAC and another edition referenced in the Osborne collection. Not found in Muir.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chris Phillips (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001155
- Title
- Chapbook - The Comical History of the Little Brown Monkey, and the Young Butterfly that Wanted to see the World
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- T. Goode
- Place of Publication
- London & Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1860
- Size
- Booklet 17.7 X 10.4cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CHAPBOOKS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humour;
Terms of Sale
Chris Phillips
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About the Seller
Chris Phillips
Biblio member since 2015
Chippenham, Wiltshire
About Chris Phillips
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chapbook
- A very short, cheaply produced volume, of a few leaves. Modern chapbooks...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...