1899 Rare Book - Tales of an Old Chateau illustrated by Helen Maitland Armstrong

 

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Author : Marguerite Bouvet (illustrated by Helen Maitland Armstrong).
Title : Tales From an Old Chateau.
Publisher : Chicago, A. C. McClurg & Co.,1899. First Edition.
Language : Text in English
Size : 7 " X 4.5 "
Pages : 235 pages
Binding : Attractive and very good full decorated cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content : Very good content (bright and tight, rare foxing  - as shown). 
Illustrations : Illustrated with nice illustrations by Helen Maitland Armstrong. 

The book : Rare and attractive first edition of the Tales From an Old Chateau by  Marguerite Bouvet who was an American writer for children; born in Louisiana, Feb. 14, 1865; died on June 1, 1915. 

The illustrator : Helen Maitland Armstrong (1869–1948) was an American stained glass artist who worked both solo and in partnership with her father, Maitland Armstrong. Her work is considered among the finest produced in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.