Old & Rare
Author: Joel Chandler Harris
Illustrator: Oliver Herford
HARRIS, Joel Chandler. Aaron in the Wildwoods. Illustrated by Oliver Herford. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, 1897. 8vo, [x] 271pp. Beige cloth pictorially stamped in black, green and gilt: all edges tinted light green. Dark green endpapers; 24 full-page b&w illustrations. Spine ends a tad rubbed else a remarkably fine copy!
First edition, first state. A collection of stories about Aaron, an Arab slave, and his adventures with Temoleon the Black Stallion, Grunter the white pig, Gristle the gray pony, and Rambler the track dog. BAL 7140.