Rosemary: A Christmas Story
New York: A. L. Burt, circa 1910. William Hatherell. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Vivid red cloth. 140 pp, b&w illustrations. Green top stain. Octavo. Decorated cover signed with the C of Thomas Maitland Cleland (1880 – 1964), an American typographer illustrator and book designer. Nine panel cover with white frames; central architectural panel lettered in gilt; green leaf design, white quadruple-ruled border.
The title page states eight illustrations by William Hatherell but this early reprint is complete with six full page illustrations, matching the illustrations list at the front of the book. Charming romance set in Monte Carlo where a single mother and her cute daughter find their Fairy Father.
Very good. Light shelf wear and soiling to an otherwise vivid cover. Period ownership inscription inside the front cover. Item #679
Price: $24.00