UNCLE REMUS; With the Illustrations of A. B. Frost / A Limited Edition
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1984. Bill Oakes. The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature / a limited edition collection. Gilt-stamped leather. 8vo (8 3/8" x 5 7/8" x 7/8"), full green leather with gilt tooling to the spine and covers with all page edges protected by .22k gold foil, 2 raised bands, Illustrated with B&W chapter-headings by A.B. Frost; a fine volume in Franklin Library's "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature," green ribbon page-marker; green watered silk endpapers, 143, [144] pages. Weight: 1 lb. 3 oz. Very Fine. Item #9034
Very Fine leather-bound copy of an attractively illustrated edition of this classic about Southern critters that humorously outsmart others.
A[rthur] B[urdett] Frost (1851 – 1928), was an American illustrator, graphic artist, painter and comics writer. He is best known for his illustrations of Brer Rabbit and other characters in the Joel Chandler Harris' Uncle Remus books.
EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: internally tight, clean, bright. Lacks publisher's pamphlet about Uncle Remus. No previous owner markings.
Price: $55.00