Description: THE GOLDEN GOOSE BOOK: Being the Stories of: THE GOLDEN GOOSE; THE THREE BEARS; THE THREE LITTLE PIGS; and TOM THUMB Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., no date.Circa late 1920s. Vintage reprint.(originally published in 1905) Enhanced with thirty-two beautiful color plates, and sixty-two pen-and-ink illustrations all with charming detailed scenes by Brooke.Many later editions and earlier editions were published with a smaller number of color plates. Brooke became a highly acclaimed children's book illustrator after his endearing renditions for Andrew Lang's NURSERY RHYME BOOK published in 1897.His skillful art imbued with humor and charm exemplified a spirit of childhood and sealed his reputation as a leading children's illustrator.These four stories are the complete classic tales heightened on every page with Brooke's enchanting illustrations.Some wear to corner tips, some minor rubbing to covers, hinges-still sound but weakened, else very good in original green cloth with deep-green stamped illustration of nursery characters line dancing up a bright orange stamped path, with gilt embossed goose, and bright orange stamped titles bordered in gilt to the front cover, and with gilt and orange embossed titles to the spine, illustrated endpapers; no dust jacket.Lovely vintage binding. Prents well Small Quarto: 10 X 8.
Price: 25 USD
Location: Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London and New York
Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co.
Modified Item: No
Subject: Children's
Year Printed: 1920
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: L. Leslie Brooke
Special Attributes: First edition thus, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Author: L. Leslie Brooke
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Bears, Nursery Tales, Illustrated
Character Family: Three Bears, Tom Thumb, Three Little Pigs
