Description: Robber Kitten cats kittens c. 1850's rare hand colored juvenile book 8 plates (Old Books, 19th Century Books, Juvenile Books, Children's Stories, Robber Kitten, Illustrated Books). The Robber Kitten. Published c. 1850's, Philadelphia by Willis P. Hazard. 31 pages. Text in English. Illustrated throughout with eight full page wood engravings, all with original hand color. Publisher's cloth binding, gilt title lettering & pictorial cover decorations, embossed cover designs. Book is disbound, all pages loose. Book is physically old and shows some clear heavy signs of youthful handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition. Binding heavily age worn, no spine, covers detached, text block disbound and now all loose pages. Offered in this condition due to rarity and great theme of cats. Paper is gently toned, first color plate with small top corner loss as visible in pic. Still attractive on the shelf. The rare juvenile book displays a unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account. Book Measures c. 6 3/4" H x 5 1/2" W. [B12088].
Price: 75 USD
Location: Dover, New Hampshire
End Time: 2024-08-19T17:07:37.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.95 USD
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