The Children In The Wood

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First edition

Boston: Degen & Estes, circa 1859 . First edition thus, from Boston publisher Degen & Estes, of the tragic folktale, with woodcut illustrations after the circa 1850 Mahlon Day publication. Very good plus. Item #44893 THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD has been retold numerous times over the centuries, including in a large number of chapbooks. This Degen & Estes edition, printed in Boston, takes the design of its woodcut

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