1859 Scarce Book - The FAIRIES IN AMERICA by Spencer W. Cone. Illustrated.
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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) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Good to very good content (bright, tight, and clean, some light foxing or staining - mainly on the lower margin of page 15&16 - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the wonderful illustrated title page and the 3 beautiful full-page color illustrations engraved by Nathaniel Orr.
Estimate : (Scrace with no of few other copies with all the 4 hand-colored plates available 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 coupled with exquisite illustrations, including a stunning illustrated title page and three full-page color illustrations engraved by Nathaniel Orr. The book's rarity is emphasized by the scarcity of copies containing all four hand-colored plates.
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.