Description: THE MAGIC LAKE; AND OTHER AUNT ESTE'S NATURE AND SKYLAND STORIES [Children's Stories] by Edna Groff Deihl. Illustrated by Marie Vernon Builta. Chicago, Albert Whitman & Co., 1930. Presumed 1st Edition. Publisher's Series" The Magic Library. Rare Antique Hardcover (No Dustjacket). Book: Green cloth with rubbed and faded titling on spine and paste-on label on front. Label portrays a mirror reflecting an ice-skating scene. Label is scuffed, spotted, and is missing a small part of the upper left corner. Cloth shows edgewear, bumped and frayed corners; tip and tail of spine are wrinkled and frayed. Hinges and binding are square and tight, no loose pages. Endpapers portray the ice-skating scene and have several penciled names plus orange crayon numbers (see photo). Rear endpapers have some residue of glued paper which has been removed. Reverse side of front flyleaf has large penciled names; the half-title page has some pencil; the title page has an inked star at lower margin, but the rest of the text is clean with no damaged pages noted. The two and three-color illustrations are charming (see photo examples), clean, and unmarked. The text, in larger print, is clean and unmarked.5.5" x 8" 125 p. Deihl (1881-1935) was known for her children's books with animal characters, such as "My Twin Kitties" and "The Runaway Goat." This collection of 15 "nature and sky" stories
Price: 5 USD
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Edna Groff Deihl
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co.
Topic: Nature Stories for Children
Subject: Children's
