1873 Scarce Victorian Book - The Tall Student. A German Tale by Charles Timothy Brooks

Author : Charles Timothy Brooks (translator)
Title :The Tall Student. From the German.
Publisher : Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1873
Language : Text in English
Size : 7 " X 5 "
Pages : 36 pages 
Binding : Good full Victorian decorated cloth binding (hinges fine, wrinkling to front cover - as shown, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content : Very good content (bright and tight, rare  foxing and staining).
Illustrations : Including illustrations.

The book : A rare find in any condition. "In a little city lived a gay Student who was so tall that he could reach up and take the moon downout of the sky."

The author (translator): Charles Timothy Brooks (June 20, 1813 – June 14, 1883) was a noted American translator of German works, a poet, Transcendentalist and a Unitarian pastor.