first edition Hardcover
1982 · Los Angeles, CA
by Wallace Nethery (1910-1996)
Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1982. First Edition, thus. Hardcover. Like New. Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 2 1/16 inches. [ii], 8, (32), [2] pp. Half-title, Introduction by Wallace Nethery, black-and-white facsimile; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped blue leather; binding square and tight. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. RGKK819-100. Fine. LIMITED EDITION, of 150 copies printed by Wallace Nethery and bound by Bela Blau. This is a facsimile of an American children's book, 1820, held at the American Antiquarian Society who granted permission for this reproduction. Nethery offers an excellent scholarly introduction to the text. REFERENCE: I did not find this title in Bradbury's Alphabetical List by Author, but it does appear as item No. 70 in the list of Dawson's Book Shop miniature books on page 65. (Inventory #: RGKK819-100)