Little Tommy Stuffin, by the author of Observations of a Retired Veteran.
Staunton, VA: Schultz, 1904. (published as a newspaper item in 1875). an amusing fabric binding of blue horizontally striped cotton material,which appears stuffed, with a plate with redhaired Tommy, no illustrations in text; 5.4x7.75"; 15 pp. Small hardback.
"A Christmas Story for Bad Little Boys" and a tongue in cheek story about how Kris Kringle cured spoiled Tommy Stuffin with a hot mustard plaster. The author was the coeditor of the Staunton Vindicator and a journalist for his entire career. After his death in 1902, his Observations of a Retired Veteran (Civil War) and this book, which had appeared as newspaper columns, were published by a small publisher in book form. The Observations "possess in marked degree the unusual quality of a winning humor coupled with the pathos that is often humor's most exquisite accompaniment; and that they combine a shrewd if homely wit with a profound knowledge of the workings of the human heart." from the affectionate introduction to Observations by his long time friend.
CONDITION: Very Good; a little even soil & fading to cloth, plate has small side nick and pressure marks; owner sticker on endpaper. Item #10581
Price: $75.00