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1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated

1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated

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$150 USD - $150 USD
$150 USD
$150 USD - $150 USD
$150 USD

Author: [Anonymous].
Title: Tommy and His Broom, and Other Tales.
Publisher: London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin; and 596 Broadway, New York, [circa 1870s]. First edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 6.5 x 4 inches.
Pages: 126 pages + publisher’s catalogue.
Binding: Very good publisher’s original green cloth binding, decoratively stamped in black and gilt, with an ornate central panel and gilt-lettered title cartouche on the upper cover and spine. All edges gilt. A very attractive Victorian decorative binding, in very good condition, with light rubbing and minor marks consistent with age, retaining a fresh and vivid appearance under a protective, removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, first free blank endpaper removed - as shown). The text block remains solid and bright.
Illustrations: Complete with four full-page colour plates, vividly rendered and well preserved.

Estimate: (USD 200 – 250)

The book: A charming and increasingly scarce first edition of this Victorian juvenile collection, distinguished by its striking publisher’s binding and its lively colour-printed illustrations.

Tommy and His Broom opens the volume with a vivid urban winter scene, setting the tone for a series of moral and adventurous tales typical of the period. The stories—ranging from domestic episodes to scenes of danger and heroism—reflect the didactic yet engaging style that made such works popular with young readers in the late 19th century.

Scarce in commerce, especially in such well-preserved condition, this is a fine example of Victorian illustrated children’s publishing.