This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ... to it like yours and mine, but it was full of new pictures and new stories every day. Such a beautiful, wonderful book! Sometimes she would see a picture that looked like the king's palace, with great marble pillars and arches and steps. Sometimes she would see lions and tigers and elephants, or graceful white swans ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ... to it like yours and mine, but it was full of new pictures and new stories every day. Such a beautiful, wonderful book! Sometimes she would see a picture that looked like the king's palace, with great marble pillars and arches and steps. Sometimes she would see lions and tigers and elephants, or graceful white swans swimming on lakes of blue. Often she would try to look at King Sun himself as he smiled warmly upon her. Sometimes there would be woolly sheep and wee, fluffy lambs; and again, galloping gray ponies or stately ships with golden masts and puffy silver sails. Then there would sometimes be cloud ladies; and children, boys and girls with merry, laughing faces. They seemed always beckoning to Little Peg to come and play with them in cloudland. "Oh, if I only could!" she said, and then, --guess what? She fell asleep in the grass. While she lay there sleeping the Old Woman who swept cobwebs from the sky passed by. "Deary me," she said, "the day has been too long for Little Peg. I believe I will take her to ride with me while I brush the cobwebs from the sky." So she tucked her down into the basket, with only the top of her curly head peeping out; then up, up, up she sailed, --straight to cloudland. Peg could hardly believe it when she opened her eyes and found herself among the clouds. The Old Woman smiled and said, "How do you like it, my dear?" "Very, very much," replied Little Peg. "How did you know I wanted to come?" "Perhaps a bird or a fairy told me. We are passing through fairyland now, so listen, and I will tell you where they all live. Queen Moon "That beautiful palace over there belongs to my lady, the moon. She is the queen of the heavens, and the sun is king. With them dwe...
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Seller's Description:
Good. 190 pages in red illustrated cloth, rubbing, edgewear, light age-soil. No jacket. Rectangle ghost at pages 98-99, consistent with newsclippings having previously been laid-in. Some light soiling in page margins. Binding is tight. Name penciled at front paste down, else clean; text unmarked. Illustrated throughout by the author.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good+ No Dustjacket. Book First Edition, published 1903. Decorated American trade binding. Clean red cloth boards with 13 white geese on cover, white and black lettering on cover and spine, one white goose on spine (slight fading to spine). Slight surface wear to corners. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Nicely decorated endpapers are clean-no names, writing or bookplates. Closed tear to page 117 (2"). Small Christmas stamp from 1930 at upper corner of page 119. No other problems. 190 pages with nice illustrations throughout.