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London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, 1880 60 leaves printed on rectos only. Color pictorial boards with a 2" abrasion to front cover, heavy shelf wear, losss to spine ends, gift inscriptions and a few small marks inside but generally clean. Entertaining verse accompanied by color artwork on every page. The verses and images range from everyday scenes, whimsy and nearly fantastical, including a humanized kite, cat and insects. Originally published in booklet format in 3 volumes. Scarce.. Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. 4to.
Wonder-eyes and Whatfor by Eleanor W. Talbot - 1880: Part II
by Eleanor W. Talbot
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Wonder-eyes and Whatfor: Part II
by Eleanor W. Talbot
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Fairport, NY: H.A. & J. De Land & Co. , 1880. Tan illustrated wraps, Near fine. 10 pages, 23.5 cm x 19 cm. Wonder-eyes and Whatfor Part II by Eleanor W. Talbot is a childrens book produced by H.A. & L.J. DeLand & Co. the manufacturers of DeLands Chemical Baking Powder. The first page has a childs name written in cursive with Lewis County, NY under it. Delands was the second producer of baking powder in the country, beginning their manufacturing in 1852. The product came to be called Cap Sheaf Soda. Some blank pages stained from opposing page's illustrations, Binding torn in some places.
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- Book Condition Used - Tan illustrated wraps, Near fine
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- Publisher H.A. & J. De Land & Co.
- Place of Publication Fairport, NY
- Date Published 1880
- Keywords children, civil war, north, advertising, illustrated, royalty, storybook, fiction, 1880s, 1800, 1880,
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Wonder-Eyes and What-For
by Talbot, Eleanor W
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Wonder-Eyes and What For
by TALBOT, Eleanor W
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London: Cassell, Peter, Galpin & Co, 1880. Boards. Very good. 7 1/2'' x 9 1/2''; unpaginated [58 pp]; illustrated paper over board cover; blue endpapers; pictorial title page; ink gift inscription dated 1883 to page following title; 30 full page chromolithographed illustrations printed one side only with rhyming text; cover corners bumped and chipped, rubbing to spine; interior bright and tight; very good. No listing in WorldCat. Juvenile rhyming text with chromolithographed illustrations contained within a border. Some rhymes are humorous, others are sweet, and several involving cats.
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