OTTO SPECKTER (ILLUSTRATOR) - Puss in Boots

Boston, Shepard, Clark, & Brown, 1859. Paperback. 12mo 7"-7½" tall; 32 pages; No date [Circa 1857-1859] Printed by A. Holland. 12mo paperback in pictorial card-stock wraps. Cover pictorial title printed in red and black; rear pictorial cover monotone blue. [32] pp including covers. Eight full page woodcut illustrations after Otto Specker engraved by Damoreau. Covers with heavy spotting and light soiling, lightly chipping andspine fragile. Inside some light foxing throughout. A decent copy of this very uncommon example of this edition of Otto Speckters illustrated Perrualt's "Puss in Boots". Although Otto Speckter is not credited with the illustrations, they have been used/copied for this edition with wood engravings by Damoreau,being fortunate in having the original to compare it with.. Ill.: Otto Speckter. Good + .