Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo, with Seventeen Other Laughable Tales (Newbery Honor)

New York: Longmans Green & Co, 1928 298 pgs. Orange cloth pictorially stamped in black, spine sunned, wear to spine ends, previous owner's name on endpaper; dust jacket, which is slightly later, is in pieces with old tape repair, original price intact ($3.50--Mahony lists the jacket price as $3.00). A collection of tales, verse and comic silhouettes which draw from original material as well as traditional sources, such as popular fairy tales, King Arthur and other legends, and folk tales. "Humor and robustness characterize the narrative poems and prose tales..." Peterson & Solt, pg. 26. The book's depiction of certain characters represents a dated world view. Newbery Honor.. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/Poor. Illus. by John Bennett. Thick 4to.