Author: Madeline Hall
Title: Miss Browne, the Story of a Superior Mouse
Description: London, Ernest Nister, 1885. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition copy of this illustrated work by Madeline Hall. A retelling of Aesop's classic fable about the town mouse country mouse. A first edition copy of this classic Aesop fable about the town mouse and country mouse. Illustrated heavily by Madeline Brown in the publisher's original quarter cloth binding. This charming children's story relates in rhymed text the events of a visit by an elegant city mouse to her simple country cousins. This book was published by Ernest Nister in London, and printed in Bavaria. Bound in publisher's original quarter cloth, with paper covered boards. Externally, the cloth spine has been painted red, though the original brown cloth can be seen internally. Externally, smart with some shelf wear and bumping to head and tail of spine. A few small chips on the front and back boards. Internally, both front and back hinges are weak, and binding is slightly tender. Internally, pages contain the odd stain and a small crayon marking, though the text and illustrations are not obscured in any way. Good . Ill.: Madeline Hall. Good .

Keywords: children's literature city mouse country mouse Miss Browne city mouse Madeline Hall


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