Hollo, Fellows! Here's a Jolly Book!
Anonymous Collection.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, (1878).
Probable first edition.

A scarce children's adventure story book with both prose and poetry.
Some words are hy-phen-ated for easier pronunciation. Contributions noted are by J.W. Palmer, Walter Thornbury, Dickens, and Sydney Dobell.

Richly illustrated with 41 drawings and engravings from several artists, one double-spread.

Condition is good/very good. The decorated original green cloth cover has wear to spine ends and corner tips, small worn spot to the lower front cover, minor spots of staining. Pages are intact and tight with occasional staining and foxing. Front endpaper has a contemporary dated (1880) gift inscription.

80 pages; printed in double columns.   Quarto: (7-3/4" by 9-1/2").

APPEARS TO BE VERY SCARCE!