Soldier Painting Book U.S. Army & Marines WWI era 1917 juvenile coloring book
Brian DiMambro(Old Books, 20th Century Books, Americana, Juvenile Books, Children's Stories, Illustrated Books).
The Soldier Painting Book.
Published 1917, Rochester, New York by Stechter Lithograph Company.
16 pages counting covers. Text in English. Illustrated throughout.
Publisher's pictorial color lithographed cardstock wrappers & pages. With a 1917 gift inscription.
Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.
Binding gently age worn, 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, three b&w images show some early owner coloring, 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. 10 1/2" H x 10 1/4" W.
[B9520].