The Rehearsal.
Philadelphia: Sunshine Publishing Company, (1890's); grey card covers with litho of four little dogs in circus attire, no title on covers, title is taken from first page, publisher in gutter at back, 4 charming chromolithographs of the little dogs inside, tiny unrelated drawings in text, oblong 4.25x3.25. Toploader little softcover story.
Funny little toy dogs, one, perhaps, a miniature poodle, get ready, perform, cook, and read about themselves in the paper afterward. Each illustration shows all four busy at various tasks. A tiny treasure of a dog book, despite condition. Scarce.
CONDITION: Poor; disbound with careful German archival tape repair, now looks nice and is functional; very pale spots on covers, crease across back cover, pages darkening but clean and unwrinkled, staples rusted. Item #22106
$45