By H W Pullen (1 results)
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Published by Francis B. Felt & Co (1871), New York, 1871
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.Quill & Brush, member ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. First U.S. edition, and first illustrated. Scarce softcover issue, headed "The Nast Edition" in original paperwraps. Pullen's satirical take on the Franco-Prussian War, casting European countries as schoolchildren was first published in 1870 in London without illustrations. Old paper-tape at spine fold beginning t…o loosen revealing the original threads from sewing. Few loose pages, covers tanned, and corners chipped. Exceedingly scarce in the original paperwraps. FIRST WITH NAST ILLUSTRATIONS.