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New York: John H. Eggers. Very Good+. 1928. Softcover. Clean soft pictorial covers. Text tight, clean & intact. Printed on heavy stock pages. Full page color illustrations & B/W margin drawings. 0 ; Color & B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Canada: John H. Eggers, 1922. Paperback. Very Good. Rare Canadian printing. Copyright page states "Copyrighted by John H. Eggers Printed in Canada". Rear cover states "Book No. 14" and has an ad for Nestle's Irradiated Evaporated Milk. Rare thus. 12 pp. booklet with color illustrations by Cady, stapled in softcovers. About 2 1/4" X 2 3/4". A very lightly worn copy with staple holding well, slight wear to covers. A very attractive copy. Better than average.

NY: John H. Eggers Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1922. First Edition. First Printing. Soft Cover. Original red box containing six books by Thornton W. Burgess, each approximately 6.5" by 8.5", each with 13 printed pages and each with extremely bright color and B&W illustrations by Harrison Cady. The six books are: Unc' Billy Possum has a Fright; Peter Rabbit Puts on Airs; Jerry Muskrat Wins Respect; Jumper the Hare Cannot Sleep; Buster Bear Invites Old Mr. Toad to Dine; and Grandfather Frog Stays in the Smiling Pool. All of the books are illustrated in color and B&W by Harrison Cady. Extremely rare.. Four of the books contain a brief gift inscription (in pencil) on the title page dated Christmas 1925, and one contains the owner's name and date (December 25, 1925) in the "My Book" box on the fep, but all are otherwise unmarked. All text and illustrations are bright and clean. The stapled spines of each of the books are worn, but not separated.… Read More