Peck's Bad Boy Abroad by George W. Peck — Antique Hardcover, Early 1900s, Illustrated

A charming piece of early American humor literature — Peck's Bad Boy Abroad by George W. Peck, published by Stanton & Van Vliet Co., Chicago. The cover features a wonderful illustrated scene of the Bad Boy riding a donkey past the Egyptian pyramids, rendered in warm terracotta tones on a slate blue cloth cover. Interior pages are tanned with age and include original pen-and-ink illustrations throughout.

• Author: George W. Peck
• Publisher: Stanton & Van Vliet Co., Chicago
• Era: Early 1900s
• Illustrated hardcover with original interior illustrations
• Decorative cover art — Bad Boy on donkey, Egyptian pyramids

Condition — Fair

• Spine heavily worn with fraying at top and bottom, cloth separating
• Front endpaper detached/lifting
• Pages tanned but intact throughout
• Cover soiled and worn consistent with age
• A display/collector copy — not a reading copy

A wonderful addition to a vintage book collection, curiosity shelf, or Americana display. The cover illustration alone makes it worth having.

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