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Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo. Original cloth binding. Quoted from 1907 Publisher's Weekly Christmas advertisement: Beautifully printed front piece in full color and 72 pages of illustrated letter-press, sixteen of which are printed in varied colors, giving the complete book a most original and attractive appearance. Printed on specially made paper, and bound (hand sewn) in Illustrated Board Covers; also bound in Cloth with Colored Stamping on sides.â Contains illustrations of politically incorrect stereotypes of persons of color. Very Good. Inner hinges rather badly cracked, corners bumped. Shelf wear to edges. Head and tail of spine chipped. Pages aged and edges darkened. Some light staining to front cover. Back flyleaf missing and separation at webbing of inner hinges, but text block firm.…