Item #011845 LIFE AND DEATH OF RICH MRS. DUCK (and) KING TURKEY"S GRAND FEAST (and) LIFE & ADVENTURES OF POOR PUSSY (3 items). Cruikshank, J. s. Barfoot, me.
LIFE AND DEATH OF RICH MRS. DUCK (and) KING TURKEY"S GRAND FEAST (and) LIFE & ADVENTURES OF POOR PUSSY (3 items)
LIFE AND DEATH OF RICH MRS. DUCK (and) KING TURKEY"S GRAND FEAST (and) LIFE & ADVENTURES OF POOR PUSSY (3 items)
LIFE AND DEATH OF RICH MRS. DUCK (and) KING TURKEY"S GRAND FEAST (and) LIFE & ADVENTURES OF POOR PUSSY (3 items)
LIFE AND DEATH OF RICH MRS. DUCK (and) KING TURKEY"S GRAND FEAST (and) LIFE & ADVENTURES OF POOR PUSSY (3 items)

LIFE AND DEATH OF RICH MRS. DUCK (and) KING TURKEY"S GRAND FEAST (and) LIFE & ADVENTURES OF POOR PUSSY (3 items)

London: Read & Co 0. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Three uniform issues of "Read's New Enlarged Toy Books", each nd, circa 1850, presumed first or early printings, part of "Read's New Enlarged Toy Books." stated at the top of the front cover, and each with a rear cover that lists Read's catalog of toy books top half, and goods and perfumes for John Gosnell & Co bottom half. The MRS. DUCK copy is an "untearable" cloth copy, with leaves cloth-backed. Pink covers with pictorial in red, gold and black, 4 leaves for 8 pages, string tied, hand-painted illustrations, of deep, rich color. The covers are soiled, most noticeably to rear cover, and there is light soiling to the hand-colored illustrations, but still quite presentable. THE KING TURKEY'S copy is a paper copy (as opposed to linen-backed "untearable" cloth copies). Green covers with pictorial in red, gold and black, 4 leaves for 8 pages, string tied, hand-painted illustrations, of deep, rich color. The covers are soiled, more so around eges, the internals quite bright. THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF POOR PUSSY is credited to "Aunt Louisa" with illustrations by Ja(me)s Barfoot. It is an "untearable" cloth copies, with line-backed cloth. Rose-colored covers with pictorial in green, gold and black, 4 leaves for 8 pages, string tied, hand-painted illustrations, of deep, rich color. The covers are soiled, pages lightly toned. Very Good -. Item #011845

Price: $575.00

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