Royal Children of English History
Author: E. Nesbit
Illustrator: Frances Brundage
NESBIT, E[dith]. Royal Children of English History. Illustrated by Frances Brundage and M. Bowley. NY: Mershon [1902]. 8vo, iv 113pp. Gray cloth pictorially stamped in yellow, orange, brown and light blue. 5 color plates and numerous b&w illustrations. Spine ends and corners rubbed, light soiling, else an internally clean, tight copy.
First US edition. A collection of stories about some of the most famous royal children in English history – including Alfred the Great, Prince Arthur, and Queen Victoria – wonderfully told by this master of early children’s fiction.