Stories, pictures, and poems for little folks — from Boston, 1891, and still speaking.
Chatter is the first volume in a series introduced by De Wolfe, Fiske & Co. in 1891 — a distinguished Boston publisher whose children's books were among the most beautifully produced of the Victorian era. This treasury of stories, nursery rhymes, and poems is filled with black-and-white engraved illustrations and opens with a lovely color illustration of three girls on the front board. At 135 years old, it carries its age honestly — but the pages hold, and the pictures remain.
For the serious Victorian collector or antiquarian book enthusiast — one of the rarest things we've had in the shop.
Title: Chatter — Stories, Pictures and Poems for the Little Folks
Series: Chatter, Vol. 1
Publisher: De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., Boston | Copyright: 1891
Format: Hardcover | Weight: Nearly 2 lbs.
Dimensions: 8" × 10"
Condition: Antique / Used — Fair. Cloth spine fraying, faded, separated from pages. Heavy wear on both covers; back cover has writing, scribbles, and scratches. Pages deeply yellowed (near brown); slight odor (no mold or mildew). Pencil writing on first page only; no torn pages inside. All sales final.
