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Chicago and New York: P. F. Volland & Co., 1915. SCARCE. 53 pages plus one page ads, printed on recto only. 11" x 5 1/2", each page with a numbered Bedtime Story meant to be read one story per week in the year, with small illustrations bordering titles and a larger illustration across bottom edge. Each bottom illustration signed with printed initial D. Pink corded string-tied pictorial beige wrappers, Very Good, 1/2" triangular chips bottom corners front wrapper, small chip center right side front wrapper, small chip bottom corner rear unprinted wrapper, light soiling to wrappers. Charming and quite scarce in commerce. Worldcat lists only 6 library holdings. . First Printing. String Tied. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Narrow Quarto .

Chicago & New York: P. F. Volland, 1915. First Edition. Measures 11" x 5 1/2". 53 pp single-sided, [1pp publisher's advertisement]. Bedtime stories intended to be read weekly are printed on the frontside (versos blank) and blue & black illlustrations with artist initial "D". Color illustrated wrappers with silk rope at top for hanging on the wall. Light wear and creasing, else a near fine copy, unusual in this condition. P. F. Volland Company of Chicago published poetry books, greeting cards, music, children's books, calendars, cookbooks, and children's occupational games between 1908 and 1959. The press was noted for using new printing processes, including off-set printing techniques and color illustrations. The P. F. Volland Company is also known for the many significant artists and writers whose work it published, including L. Frank Baum, Thornton W. Burgess, Ruth Campbell, Lewis Carroll, Frank Crane and many more. The Volland Ideal was "that books should make children happy and build character… Ler mais

New York - Chicago: P.F. Volland & Co, 1915. Original wraps. Good +. Size (5-1/2"x11"), 53 stories printed on one side, verso's blank, tall decorated covers with silk tassels, illustrations in blue and black, Illustrations signed with initial D. Eleven pages Volland titles at rear. -- Minor cover soil, bottom corners & foredges lightly to moderately bumped. Tiny closed tear about middle bottom front cover. About 1 inch closed tear at top left, near silk tassel.