Th. Nast's Illustrated Almanac for 1872 Birthdays - Juvenile poetry routine darkening to the spine

routine darkening to the spine panel and along the flap folds

illustrated by Joe Mugnaini

The light vertical scratches seen in the upper part of the photograph are clearly visible in the original negative

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

1846 and 1859 resulted in disease and starvation for the Kaws

Th. Nast's Illustrated Almanac for 1872 Birthdays - Juvenile poetry routine darkening to the spine(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.