first edition
1909 · Philadelphia
by Eaton, Seymour [Paul Piper]; Wightman, Francis P.; Sweeny, William K.
Philadelphia: Edward Stern & Co., Inc, 1909. Very good.. First edition of the final Roosevelt Bears book — the series that popularized the teddy bear — in which they are solve nursery rhyme mysteries. Eaton's favorite in the series, this attractive work has the bear pair solving mysteries like the whereabouts of Little Bo Peep's sheep, who killed Cock Robin, and what happened to Cinderella's fairy godmother. 11'' x 8.25''. Original cloth-backed grey boards with color pictorial onlay. Color frontispiece with 14 color plates and numerous black-and-white line drawings. 178 pages. Light spotting to boards, with a few smallish patches of rubbing to rear (truncated)