Helen's Babies Children's Adventure Story 1881 Habberton Crosby juvenile chromos

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

Helen's Babies: Some Account of their Ways: Innocent, Crafty, Angelic, Impish, Witching, and Repulsive. A Partial Record of their Actions During Ten Days of their Existence, by John Habberton. Illustrated by Sara Crosby.
Published 1881, New York & Boston by H.W. Caldwell Company.
170 pages. Text in English. Illustrated with four full page chromolithographs and many line drawings.

Publisher's 1/4 cloth binding, chromolithographed paper covered boards.

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, 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" H x 7" W.

[B9966].