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

including Parrot

" Housed in the original publisher's light brown

and very minor finger soiling for what is a very lovely example of the first edition dust wrapper

routine darkening to the spine panel and along the flap folds

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.