Published by McLoughlin Bros. ud 1880s?, New York, 1880
Seller: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, CHICO-CA, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. GOOD CONDITION **MISSING ADDITION PAGES. bit wear spine ends,tips, but unusually bright spine & covers with bright 5x7" cover artwork showing mouse dancing to a brown cat playing bagpipes.(ilust pasted to cover as designed by publisher. Back cover is blind embossed red cloth with 4" inches of dark stain near edges. Bright yellow endpapers.Name "Mrs. Nelson Moffett Christmas".else book is not marked up, or abused. ; many full page lithographs in various colors, showing Nursery rhyme charaters, plus introductory story showing several completely dressed Black children in various outdoor activites.with short captions in Dialect & N Word language. "Dis colored chile am done, dat sum; "Five and five's ten,"--and now's gwine hum." The NURSERY JINGLES are familiar rhymes with similarly colorful White characatures. I hope to help find a home or library where this item will find a constructive purpose and informative usefulness. It is close to being unique, .especiall in such excellent condition. Several pages in text are clean white on one side as required by printer's requirements(?) Pages are not numbered, Nor is a proper date offered on title page. ; 64pg? thin pages; BOOK DOES NOT HAVE THE "ADDITION" PAGES WHICH SHOW HOW SOLUTIONS ARE REACHED. .AND MAY HAVE OTHER PAGES MISSING.THE PAGES ARE NOT NUMBERED, AND SOME ARE BLANK WITH COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS ON VERSO SIDES.Title Page has no facing art, Text for 10 Lit. Nig makes sense.but several blank pages. Nursery Jingles has 24 richly colored pages & numerous text pages. book has both front & back double yellow eng pages .i Would appreciate knowing correct pagination in case any are expected. ***THIS COPY DOES NOT HAVE THE ADDITION/SUBTRACTION B&W PAGE.*** but has quite a nice cover and undisturbed text pages. as described.
Published by McLoughlin Bros, New York, 1880
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. 8vo. 50 pp. 20 chromolithographed illustrations. (27 cm.) Green decorated cloth binding, color paste-on, 2" loss head of spine, hinges giving, else good copy. (45137). Other title: Simple Addition by a Little Nigger.