My Own Story Book, full of pictures.
New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, London, Griffith & Farran, St. Paul's Churchyard, no date (circa 1880); Our Girl's Little Library; stiff blue black stamped boards described by publisher as "cloth limp, fancy binding, with Chromo on side, 25 cents", charming tiny Chromo shows mischievous little girl attaching the pull string of a toy to her brother's neck as he walks away, diligently studying his ABCs; no pp (about 60 pp) Includes title lists for: The Tiny Natural History Library, Talking Tales, The Favourite Library, and The Favourite Picture Book by Uncle Charlie. and an unnamed series uniform with this volume. Small hardback.
A particularly pleasant, non doctrinaire, version of the beginning story book of the latter part of the 19th century with interesting little one page stories, most with illustration above and all with facing full page illustrations. Two stories feature Neptune, a big black dog, who appears to be a Newfoundland. "Dogs can be taught almost anything.... Surely we should be careful not to hurt the feelings of such clever friends as dogs." Hard to find.
CONDITION: Fair because of one wide separation in center of book with loose threads visible, otherwise very nice and tight, no names, clean boards only lightly rubbed at tips, stamping very crisp, plate only a little dull, endpapers and pages very clean and unwrinkled. Item #21515
Price: $75.00