Strange Surprising Adventures of the Venerable Gooroo Simple, and His Five Disciples, Noodle, Doodle, Wiseacre, Zany, and Foozle by Alfred Crowquill literary criticism which is partially loose

which is partially loose

One small closed tear to top edge of dust jacket which has been repaired with archival tape and one small hole and minor rubbing to spine panel of dust jacket

CHILD/032924

Sure and peck listed on the copyright page

Strange Surprising Adventures of the Venerable Gooroo Simple, and His Five Disciples, Noodle, Doodle, Wiseacre, Zany, and Foozle by Alfred Crowquill literary criticism which is partially looseLondon: Turner & Co., 1861. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good. Lacks frontispiece. Red cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Bumping to corners and spine ends with chipping to cloth at spine ends. Minor soiling to boards. Fading and one small hole to spine. Minor rubbing. Ownership inscription to half title page. Foxing to first and last few pages and lightly to margins throughout. Handmade snowflake cut from a newspaper laid in.