Uncle John's Drolleries

McLoughlin Brothers, 1876. Hardcover. Near Fine. McLOUGHLIN PUB. UNCLE JOHN'S DROLLERIES: ARK ALPHABET * DASH'S HOLIDAYS * MISS MOUSER'S TEA PARTY * TEN LITTLE N----S. NY: McLoughlin Bros. circa 1876. 4to (7 1/2 x 10 1/2"), brownish-red cloth, pictorial paste- on, near fine condition. Containing the 4 titles listed above, each with 8 incredible full page chromolithographs (3 of which are glorious double-page spreads). The quality of the color printing is high. Miss Mouser's Tea Party features cats, Dasher's Holidays features dogs and the last title is the classic counting rhyme of the Ten Little N-------s with grossly stereotypical portrayals. Previous owner's inscription on front free end paper; some soiling on pages. This is a particularly nice copy of a rare book. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.