BAD FAMILY AND OTHER STORIES

by Fenwick Mrs., E. V. Lucas

$200 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix · No longer available

First edition

London: Grant Richards, 1898. First edition of this little collection of moral tales by Mrs. Fenwick, an early number in the DUMPY BOOK series — a beautiful copy. Near fine. Item #31895 Contains 12 children's stories including The Deaf and Dumb Boy, about young Jackson who is deaf and non-verbal. Jackson's relationship with animals is presented as something of a proto-George Milton nearly 40 years before

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