THE HISTORY OF SAM THE SPORTSMAN; (From an Old Chap Book)
by Adams, Frank, illustrator; [James Kendrew]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Middletown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodge Publishing Co., no-date [circa 1910]. First U.S. edition, from the London plates. Frank Adams' large colorful illustrations for a story by James Kendrew (Kendrew's story was originally self-published in 1820 as a chapbook with small, unattributed woodcuts). Quarto red paper boards backed with red cloth (vs green for the London edition); color plate pasted to front. Boards visible at corners, front hinge starting to split and rear hinge split; otherwise about good or better. A horrifying children's story, in this cataloger's opinion, of a hunter taking pleasure in killing birds to take home to his wife who, of course, does all the rest of the work. At least they eat the birds. Scarce.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55153
- Title
- THE HISTORY OF SAM THE SPORTSMAN; (From an Old Chap Book)
- Author
- Adams, Frank, illustrator; [James Kendrew]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dodge Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- no-date [circa 1910]
- Bookseller catalogs
- CHILDREN'S BOOKS;
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Chapbook
- A very short, cheaply produced volume, of a few leaves. Modern chapbooks...