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The Good-Natured Bear: A Story for Children of All Ages
Author(s): [Horne, Richard Hengist]
Illustrator(s): Mason, W G
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | N/A |
| Dust Jacket Protection: | N/A |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Impression: | 1st Impression |
| Signature: | None |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Joseph Cundall |
| Publication Year: | 1846 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| Book ID: | 001033 |
| Catalogue(s): | Beautiful Books ◇ Children's Books - Vintage ◇ Rare and Antiquarian Books |
90pp plus publisher's catalogue, bound in at rear. Hard to find first edition of this important Christmas tale. Engraved frontispiece and three further engravings, all by W G Mason. Decorative, blind stamped blue cloth covered boards, with gilt titles. AEG (all edges gilded). Gently rubbed and rounded at corners, a little toning and spotting. Previous owner's inscription (dated 1846) on endpaper. Slightly shaken. Early children's Christmas story involving the guests of Dr Little Pump, gathered in a small German village near Dresden and their encounter with a talkative bear.
Keywords:
childrens books
christmas stories
