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Hard cover, 8vo, in buff colored linen-like textured woven fabric with jacquard chevrons over boards, the titles and decorative cover illustration done in an Art Nouveau woodblock printed fashion to the front board, with titles at upper center and vertically printed to the spine., 100 pp. *CONDITION: Very Good. Lacking dust jacket. Moderate soiling affects fabric covering with possibly some glue bleed through near edges from manufacture. Half inch crack to bottom from hinge, rear hinge in order. Inscription in old ink dated 1905. Pages are clean and lightly age toned. Stitching visible at gutter. However, book is still firmly bound. **Published in 1904, the imagery shown in Louise Keeler's symmetical cover design features two elven children wearing what could be described as grass skirts, with lizards rampant, and amid tropical looking trees and plants. These images may have been inspired by a working trip to Tahiti by the couple, the fruits of which were published by the Oceanic Steamship Company in 1902's travel book, "Tahiti the Golden." CHARLES AUGUSTUS KEELER (1871-1937). This book is dedicated to the couple's eldest child, Merodine.
Ref: CHLD 9757
$175.00