Author: WESSELHOEFT, LILY F.
Title: Ready the Reliable
Description: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. A first edition of Lily Wesselhoeft's children's story, centered around the author's characters Hetty, Margery, and their part-bulldog "Ready." With 4 plates bearing black & white illustrations by Chase Emerson; one of which a tissue-guarded frontis image. An entry in author's "Stories of Nature and Animals" series. --- In yellow cloth-covered boards an image of Ready and one of the girls to cover; cover & spine titling in black. This book has no dust jacket. --- With considerable soiling to cloth, prior owner's inked info. to front free endpaper, and with a moderately shaken binding, else a stable, sturdy copy of this very scarce item from the early 20th century.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; vii, 265 pages. Fair with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Juvenile and Children's >>Pets >>Illustrated Classics
Title: Ready the Reliable
Description: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. A first edition of Lily Wesselhoeft's children's story, centered around the author's characters Hetty, Margery, and their part-bulldog "Ready." With 4 plates bearing black & white illustrations by Chase Emerson; one of which a tissue-guarded frontis image. An entry in author's "Stories of Nature and Animals" series. --- In yellow cloth-covered boards an image of Ready and one of the girls to cover; cover & spine titling in black. This book has no dust jacket. --- With considerable soiling to cloth, prior owner's inked info. to front free endpaper, and with a moderately shaken binding, else a stable, sturdy copy of this very scarce item from the early 20th century.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; vii, 265 pages. Fair with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Juvenile and Children's >>Pets >>Illustrated Classics
Price: US$ 40.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 85656
- Book number: 85656