1912 Rare Book - The Little King and the Princess True illustrated by Milo Winter. 1stED.
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Author: Mary Earle Hardy (Milo Winter, illustrator).
Title: The Little King and the Princess True.
Publisher: Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1912. First Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size : 8 " X 6.5 ".
Pages: 182 pages plus publisher's ads at rear.
Binding: Attractive and very good full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown, name of a previous owner on the first endpaper).
Illustrations: Complete with nice illustrations by Milo Winter as well as with full-page photo plates of scenes of nature.
Estimate: (100 USD - 150 USD)
The book: Beautiful child's tale that is as much an introduction to nature and natural phenomena as it is a story about a boy king and little princess. The boy's "kingdom" is the great outdoors and he travels his land discovering its wonders. He always looked for wonders he could carry back to his "Princess True", a little girl with blonde hair and blue eyes who never traveled from home herself.
The author: Mary Earle Hardy (1846 -1928) - American botanist, conchologist, and author.
The illustrator: Milo Winter (August 7, 1888 – August 15, 1956) was an American book illustrator. He created editions of Aesop's Fables, Arabian Nights, Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol, Gulliver's Travels, Tanglewood Tales (1913), and others.