HARRIS, JOEL CHANDLER — Little Mr. Thimblefinger

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin. 1898, Early Reprint. Embossed Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Oliver Herford (incomplete). Hard Cover, a reading copy of delightful stories and lovely illustrations; ink gift inscription on second ffep, dated Christmas 1899 "Willard From His Grandma"; the illustrations for pages 10, 62, 140, 174, and the frontispiece are missing; front and rear end papers are separated at the gutters, but reglued; binding is somewhat shaken, but the text block is clean; no pages of text missing; edges of some illustration pages are heavily edge-worn, with loss; small closed tears, slight smudges, fold marks throughout; this book has been loved but cared for; moderate fraying on three corners and spine extremities; slight chipping at front and rear gutters; 230pp. Good.