Description: Description: This Large 1914 "Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose" Book has Gorgeous Colored Pictures. All Colored pictures are signed by Jessie Willcox Smith. Copyright "Good Housekeeping Magazine." The book has 173 pages, 12 colored pictures and several black & white pictures. The pages are card stock thickness and the pictures are thinner shinny paper. There is a child's drawing on one of the blank pages in front of book and a small tear at top of that page which affects the first colored page. The picture with the baby in a cradle hanging from a tree. Also, one black & white picture page has come loose from book. All other pages are perfect. The picture on the front of book is gorgeous with two children hugging Mother Goose. " Jessie Willcox Smith (September 6, 1863 – May 3, 1935) was one of the most prominent female illustrators in the United States during the Golden Age of American illustration. She was a prolific contributor to respected books and magazines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She illustrated stories and articles for clients such as Century, Collier's, Leslie's Weekly, Harper's, McClure's, Scribners, and the Ladies' Home Journal. She had an ongoing relationship with Good Housekeeping, including the long-running Mother Goose series of illustrations and then creating all the covers from December 1917 to 1933. Among the more than 60 books that Smith illustrated were Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and An Old-Fashioned Girl, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Evangeline, and Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses." Measures: 12" W x 9" H x 1-1/4" D. Condition: Corners & Edges are worn. Shipping: Free shipping in the USA. Like what you see? Check out my eBay store!! 0417 Nancy
Price: 139.2 USD
Location: San Diego, California
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Age Level: Ages 4-8
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: Mother Goose
Author: Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goos
