Pretty Tails (code no. 103) Boredom All edges gilt

All edges gilt

this German language book is a satire on the Crimean War

story told as captions below drawings

SCARCE #001004

the interior toy mechanism retains incredible structural integrity

Pretty Tails (code no. 103) Boredom All edges gilt(Dean's Rag Book Co.) PRETTY TAILS (DEAN'S RAG BOOK NO. 103) by William Harvey; illustrated by Mittie Mildred Morris. London: Dean's Rag Book Co., Ltd., circa 1914. 4to 10 3 4" x 7 1 2". Sewn red cloth spine as issued, color pictorial "Fluffidown" cloth wrappers with titles printed in black and pinking to the head and foot of the book (to minimize the effects of fraying to the cloth), with minor soiling for what is a wonderful copy of the book. [18]