THE SPIRIT OF YOUNG AMERICA. A SERIES OF SEVEN PICTURES IN NINE COLORS, IN OIL. WITH DESCRIPTIVE TEXT ATTACHED.
[Juvenilia]:
Fall River, Mass.: Fall River Lithographic Co., 1864. Six chromolithograph plates plus chromolithograph front cover, each plate with accompanying leaf of text. Oblong 12mo. Color pictorial stiff wrappers. Front wrapper detached. Heavy waterstaining. Good. An attractive Civil War-era sample of juvenilia, offering color plates of rosy- cheeked children playing war games in full military regalia. Each plate is accompanied by patriotic verse. The child hero in this story is Fred, a captain, who leads his force to victory. SABIN 89510.
(Item ID: WRCAM34403) $250.00