The Troubles of Queen Silver-Bell as told by Queen Cross-Patch.
New York: The Century Company 1915/1906, blue cloth boards, black titles, coloured plate of the queen with blind stamped border, according to library holdings: 20 plates, here counted and present, 5 x 6.4"; 133 pp. Small hardback.
How Queen Silver-Bell lost her Temper imp from her silver cage and became Queen Crosspatch. Also How Winnie Hatched the Rooks How Winnie becomes a rook to help with the babies and how when she has returned to her human size, the rooks still come and visit. A footnote from Queen Q. about the coming Racketty Packetty House. A nice later American edition with Christmas 1950 note from mother "who liked this story when I was a girl"
CONDITION: Very Good; gift inscription ep, straight, tight, clean boards with nice plate, spine a bit toned with short crease, (bindery error0, spine tips rubbed and pushed to 1/16"; corner tips lightly rubbed, pages and plates flat and clean. Item #22863
$75