1859 Scarce Book - The FAIRIES IN AMERICA by Spencer W. Cone.

(Description)

Author:  Spencer Wallace Cone.
Title: The Fairies in America. A Beautiful Book for Children.
Publisher: New York, Pudney & Russell, Publishers, no. 79 John Street, 1859.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7 " X 5 ".
Pages: 98 pages
Binding: Attractive and very good original full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, corner slightly worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, some light foxing and staining - as shown).
Illustrations: Including the illustrated title page and one hand-colored full-page illustration.

Estimate : (Scarce with no or few other copies for sale worldwide).

The book: The Fairies in America by Spencer Wallace Cone is a scarce 1859 publication, enchanting in its portrayal of fairies and their adventures in America. This beautiful book for children stands out for its rich narrative. 

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 the fairy tales; and with his brother, a memoir of their father. He died Jan. 21, 1888, in New York City.