Th. Nast's Illustrated Almanac for 1872 Birthdays - Juvenile poetry The light vertical scratches seen

The light vertical scratches seen in the upper part of the photograph are clearly visible in the original negative

[3-4] with die-cut tabs for holding the drawing being traced and the paper on which the enlarged drawing is being drawn upon

including Parrot

light edge fraying

REPRESENTS A CRITICAL ACQUISITION FOR INSTITUTIONAL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OR EXTRAORDINARY PRIVATE COLLECTIONS DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND HIS FAMILY

Th. Nast's Illustrated Almanac for 1872 Birthdays - Juvenile poetry The light vertical scratches seen(Nast, Thomas) illustrator. TH. NAST'S ILLUSTRATED ALMANAC FOR 1872. [New York]: Harper and Brothers, (1871). FIRST EDITION. 8vo 8" x 5 9 16". Sandy brown pictorial paper wrappers with decoration and lettering printed in black to front and back cover with wear to the head and tail of spine, minor chipping around the edges and a bookseller's label affixed to front for what is a remarkably well preserved copy of a notoriously fragile book. 64, [16] pp.