HAPPY PLAYHOURS
Written by L. Haskell, Helen J. Wood, et al
Illustrated by W. Rainey, et al.
Published by Ernest Nister
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HAPPY PLAYHOURS
Written by L. Haskell, Helen J. Wood, et al.
Illustrated by W. Rainey, et al..
Stock no. 1309802
circa.
1902.
Hardback.
Very good condition.
Green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing two children on a sledge. Blue floral patterned endpapers. Chromolithograph frontis, two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Corners worn. Some light scuffing/marks to rear cover and a small piece of surface paper damage to top edge of rear cover. A few tiny dents to cover edges. Prize plate to front pastedown. Contents browned and fingered, some hinges cracked.
HAPPY PLAYHOURS
Written by L. Haskell, Helen J. Wood, et al.
Illustrated by W. Rainey, et al..
Stock no. 584129
Circa.
1903.
Hardback.
Good condition.
Green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing two children on a sledge. Blue floral patterned endpapers. Chromolithograph frontis, two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine slightly marked. Corners worn. Rear cover scratched and grubby. Front cover slightly grubby. Foxing to front endpaper and some foxing to contents. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. 1 page has closed margin tear. Some finger marks to page margins.
Front cover
Contents
- Good-Bye (verse)
- An Only Child's Tea Party
- A Great Adventurer
- T-I-B!
- Birdies' Home (verse)
- For Wet Weather (verse)
- Ethel's Mouse
- Day Dreams (verse)
- Behind the Sunset
- A Happy Family (verse)
- Carnival Time (verse)
- Love Baby
- Heaven At Last
- Can you Tell? (verse)
- April
- The Brown Maiden (verse)
- Princess Claire and the Crow
- Pussy's Funeral (verse)
- Three Fishers (verse)
- Forsaken, or the Troubles of a Doll