By L. Frank Baum; Herbert Putnam; Oscar Llewelyn et al.
London   Frederick Warne & Co
10" by 7" viii, 1151pp.
The fortieth issue of this profusely illustrated Christmas annual for children, with contributions from L. Frank Baum and illustrations from the noted Arthur Rackham.
By L. Frank Baum; Herbert Putnam; Oscar Llewelyn et al.

1912 St. Nicholas Annual for Boys & Girls Volume XL

London   Frederick Warne & Co
10" by 7" viii, 1151pp.
The fortieth issue of this profusely illustrated Christmas annual for children, with contributions from L. Frank Baum and illustrations from the noted Arthur Rackham.
£225.00
: 1.5kgs / : 898Z35

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Description

Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

The fortieth volume. From November 1912 to October 1913. 

In the original publisher's pictorial cloth. 

Illustrated by a host of popular artists such as the noted Arthur Rackham, with monochrome vignettes and full page illustrations and a colour frontispiece and seven colour plates by Rackham, with some of these being the first appearances of his illustrations for his work 'Mother Goose' which was published in October 1913. 

This annual features a collection of short stories, nursery rhymes, riddles and illustrations for children written by a host of talented and popular writers, including Lyman Frank Baum the author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'.

Condition

In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally very smart with slight fading to the spine, minor marks to the boards, rear joint starting slightly to the head, bumping and slight wear to the extremities. Light spotting and adhesive marks to the endpapers with age toning and hinge tender to the rear. Front hinge weak after the front blank. Internally binding tender in places with pp. 193-194 weak. Very lightly age toned and generally clean pages with the odd spot and offsetting to the title page.

Very Good

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