OVER THE NONSENSE ROAD. New York and London: D. Appleton and Company, 1910. Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-viii [ix-x] xi [xii-xvi] [1-2] 3-233 [234-235] [236: blank], eight inserted plates with Illustrations by F. Strothmann, original brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and white. First edition. Children's stories featuring fantastic animals and people. The ring-tailed fox playing the clarinet on the front cover says it all. Five stories including "The Jolly Bruang," "The Gay Baboon," and "The Witching Wah." Massachusetts author and editor of books for children. Probably her first book. Cloth worn at edges, some soiling and mild staining to cloth, fragile white stamping on spine perished, 14 mm horizontal tear in plate facing p. 158 (not affecting image), a tight, good copy of an uncommon book. (#128454).
Price: $50.00
"Published September, 1910" on copyright page. First printing has "(1)" at base of text on page [235].