Pretty Peggy & Other Ballads Children's Poems 1880 Rosina Emmet illustrated book

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Children's Stories, Juvenile Books, Illustrated Books, Rosina Emmet).

Pretty Peggy and Other Ballads, Illustrated by Rosina Emmet.
Published 1880, New York by Dodd, Mead, & Company.
64 pages. Text in English. Profusely illustrated throughout, all pages color lithographed.

Publisher's 1/4 cloth binding, pictorial cover paste down, paper covered boards.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.

Binding age worn, top 1/4 of spine chipped away, corners rounded, several cracks within the text block allowing the book to be a bit loosened/ shaken, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.

Paper is gently toned, small minor staining, still clean, tight, sound internally.

Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 9 3/4" H x 7 1/2" W.

[B9940].