The Story of Simpson and Sampson American almanacs The physical condition of the

The physical condition of the letter is graded NEAR FINE (utilizing the standard antiquarian book grading scale for works on paper)

with decoration and lettering printed in dark brown on a medium weight light brown cardstock with two gently bumped corners for what is a lovely example of this early 20th century marketing item

Technical Construction of Dean’s Rag Books

which originally appeared under his pseudonym "Elia" in the January 1823 issue of the London Magazine

New York: Grosset & Dunlap

The Story of Simpson and Sampson American almanacs The physical condition of theLeaf, Munro. THE STORY OF SIMPSON AND SAMPSON by Munro Leaf; illustrated by Robert Lawson. New York: The Viking Press, 1941. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING ("First Published October 1941" on title page verso). 4to 10 1 4" x 8 1 2". Red cloth covered boards with shield design blind stamped on front cover and black lettering to spine for what is a magnificent copy of the book. Original publisher's red paper priced ($1. 50) dust wrapper with decoration in