Rip Van-Winkle, Aunt Louisa's Big Picture Series
New York: McLoughlin Bros. No date [c. 1875]. Wraps. [POETRY]. 4to square (10 5/8” x 9”); stiff color pictorial wrapper, lettering and Rip Van Winkle on the front in a decorative border, publisher’s ad on rear; 6 chromolithographed plates, small b&w illustrations in text; light scuffing to front pictorial, light shelf-wear to wrapper, a few small internal spots; very good plus. Very good +. Item #1674
Washington Irving’s (1783-1859) classic tale of a lazy and alcoholic local man named Rip Van Winkle told in rhyming verse by George Webster (1828-1899). A curious tale for children about a man who drinks alcohol and falls asleep for twenty years.
The rear wrapper lists the publisher’s book series including “Aunt Louisa’s Big Picture Series. 36 Kinds—25 Cents Each,” “New Paper Dolls,” “Dolly Varden Dolls,” and “Chiromagica. Magical Hand and Mysterious Question-Answerer.” Dolly Varden Dolls and the Chiromagica game were both published by McLoughlin in the 1870s.
Price: $175.00