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

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

1846 and 1859 resulted in disease and starvation for the Kaws

one page with a short closed tear measuring 5/8" long at lower gutter

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.