Round the Mulberry Bush
Akron, Ohio and New York: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1933. Fern Bisel PEAT. Boards. [CHILDRE] [WOMAN AUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR]. Fern Bisel PEAT, illustrator. 4to (12” x 9 5/8”); [32]pp; color pictorial boards, green cloth shelf-back; b&w pictorial title page; 8 full-page color half-tone illustrations; light shelf scuff to bottom edges, light soiling to boards, a few finger smudges; very good plus. Very good +. Item #1514
Eight stories for young girls, many as told by a grandmother. Each story is accompanied by a charming full-page color illustration of girls involved in playtime activities. Stories include The New Playhouse, Clean Clothes, A Birthday Gift, Uninvited Guests, Supper in the Playhouse, Early Morning in the Garden, and A Night in Chickadee’s Nest.
The illustrator, Fern Bisel Peat (1893-1971), is known for her winsome and softly colored illustrations of children at their play.
Price: $125.00