Description: ORCHARD-LAND; A CHILDREN'S STORY by Robert W. Chambers. With color illustrations by Reginald Birch. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1903. Presumed 1st Ed. Hardcover book (no dustjacket) Yellow-beige cloth with full-color illustration printed directly on the cloth; gilt titling on front; colorful titling and decoration on spine. Covers are heavily scuffed with superficial scratches. Significant edgewear, corners bumped and frayed. Cloth at spine is particularly worn, frayed, and split. HInges loose but holding. Sewing of the textblock is tight with no loose pages, except p. 11-12 is torn and loose. Front flyleaf has an inked inscription dated 1905. Spine is split at title page and frontis plate is loose. Color illustrations (see photo of listing) are all clean and present but 2 are detached and loose. Numerous smaller line drawings at chapter heads and mixed in text. Text paper is lightly tanned but clean, no markings, a few fingerprint smudges noted.7.25" x 9.5" 112 p. This is an early career book by Robert Chambers (1865-1933), a prolific American fiction writer of novels and short stories. Although there are many surviving books by Chambers, his children's books numbered only about a half dozen and this title is rare. The charming illustrations are all present and clean although several are detached.
Price: 34 USD
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
End Time: 2024-12-29T15:56:11.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Robert W. Chambers
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Topic: Literature
Subject: Children's
Original/Facsimile: Original
