1858 Scarce First Edition - The FAIRIES IN AMERICA by Spencer W. Cone.
Author : Spencer Wallace Cone.
Title : The FAIRIES IN AMERICA.
Publisher : New-York : Pudney & Russell, Publishers, no. 79 John-Street., 1858. First Edition.
Language : Text in English
Size : 7 " X 5 "
Pages : 98 pages
Binding : Attractive and good original cloth binding (hinges fine, overall worn, soiled and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content : Good content (tight, some foxing and staining throughout, small chip to the upper corner of title page, gift note of a previous owner on first endpaper - as shown).
Illustrations : Complete with the illustrated title page and the 3 full page color illustrations.
Estimate : (USD 250 - USD 400)
The book : Scarce and attractive first edition of The FAIRIES IN AMERICA by Spencer W. Cone. A rare find in any condition!
Stories include:
- Little Tom Grubb and His Wonderful Dog.
- The Magic Tea-Pump of the Island of the Manahattoes.
The Author : Spencer Wallace Cone (1819-1888) soldier, lawyer, poet, was born May 25, 1819, in Alexandria, Va. At the opening of the civil war he organized the sixty-first New York regiment, and became its colonel, serving through the war, at the close of which he was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. He was the author of a small volume of poems; one of fairy tales; and with his brother, a memoir of their father. He died Jan. 21, 1888, in New York City.