{"product_id":"1914-rare-first-edition-a-year-with-the-fairies-illustrated-by-marion-t-ross","title":"1914 Rare First Edition - A Year with the Fairies illustrated by Marion T. Ross","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Anna M. Scott. Illustrated by Marion T. Ross.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: A YEAR WITH THE FAIRIES.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Chicago, P.F. Volland \u0026amp; Co., 1914. First Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Text in English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 11 x 8 inches. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unpaginated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Attractive and very good original illustrated quarter cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed mainly on the edges and corners of the covers - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. A rare find in such a nice condition!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very good content (bright, tight and clean - as shown, few small margin tears to illustration pages without affecting the illustrations, nicely repaired by a previous owner - as shown). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e: Complete with the illustrated fairy endpapers and the 47 wonderful full-page color illustrations by Marion T. Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: (USD 400 - USD 600)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very attractive and uncommon Volland's book, beautifully illustrated by Marion T. Ross. A wonderful and rare book in this condition!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e: M.T. Ross, who was affectionately nicknamed \"Penny\", was an illustrator and comic artist in the early twentieth century. He lived in Oak Park, Illinois and had his studio in downtown Chicago. He was one of the first co-workers of Walt Disney, as well as a close friend of R.F. Outcault, with whom he developed 'Buster Brown'. M.T. \"Penny\" Ross moved to Southern California in 1926 to work for RKO and other studios as a set designer.\u003cbr\u003eHe created the newspaper comic 'Mamma's Angel Child' in 1908. It became extremely popular and was syndicated in 25 major newspapers nationwide for fifteen years, including the Chicago Tribune and the Baltimore American Newspaper. He illustrated children's books like 'The Flower Babies Book', 'The Flower Children', 'Butterfly Babies' (written by Elizabeth Gordon), 'Bird Children', 'A Year with the Fairies' and 'Animal Children'.\u003cbr\u003eHe died in 1937 in Oakland, California, at age 56 from a heart attack. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"mflibra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47249206542585,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260117Fairies-000.jpg?v=1768644980","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1914-rare-first-edition-a-year-with-the-fairies-illustrated-by-marion-t-ross","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}