Joel Chandler Harris — Uncle Remus or Mr. Fox, Mr. Rabbit, and Mr. Terrapin

London, Grant Richards, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated volumes of Uncle Remus stories from Joel Chandler Harris, illustrated by J. A. Shepherd. First edition, second impression. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eight colour plates, ten black-and-white plates, and many images throughout. Collated complete. Uncle Remus is a collection of animal stories and oral folklore collected and retold from southern black Americans, being "Legends of the Old Plantations". With titles such as: The Wonderful Tar-Baby, Mr. Wolf Makes a Failure, and Old Mr. Rabbit He's a Good Fisherman, amongst others. Written by Joel Chandler Harris, an American journalist, novelist, and folklorist best known for his Uncle Remus stories. Illustrated by William James Affleck Shepherd, an English illustrator known for his anthropomorphic cartoons and drawings. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear and fading to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting predominantly to the fore-edge and endpapers. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: J. A. Shepherd. Very Good .