Round the Mulberry Bush

  • Boards
  • Akron, Ohio and New York: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1933
By McNEIL, Marion L.
Akron, Ohio and New York: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1933. Boards. Very good +. Fern Bisel PEAT. [CHILDRE] [WOMAN AUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR]. Fern Bisel PEAT, illustrator. 4to (12" x 9 5/8"); [32]pp; color pictorial boards, green cloth shelf-back; b&w pictorial title page; 8 full-page color half-tone illustrations; light shelf scuff to bottom edges, light soiling to boards, a few finger smudges; very good plus. Eight stories for young girls, many as told by a grandmother. Each story is accompanied by a charming full-page color illustration of girls involved in playtime activities. Stories include The New Playhouse, Clean Clothes, A Birthday Gift, Uninvited Guests, Supper in the Playhouse, Early Morning in the Garden, and A Night in Chickadee's Nest.

The illustrator, Fern Bisel Peat (1893-1971), is known for her winsome and softly colored illustrations of children at their play.

Details

Title

Round the Mulberry Bush

Author

McNEIL, Marion L.

Binding

Boards

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

The Saalfield Publishing Company: Akron, Ohio and New York

Date

1933


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