THIS IS THE TRUE FIRST EDITION. THE PUBLISHER IS BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, WHICH MATCHES THE COPYRIGHT PAGE AND FIRST EDITIONS FOR BOBBS-MERRILL SHOWED THE MONTH OF PRINTING, IN THIS CASE, SEPTEMBER 1906.  If the title page shows a publisher as M.A. Donohoue & Co, IT IS NOT A FIRST EDITION as Donohue reprinted all of these books and did not change anything else, including the "September 1906" information.  

There is age related paper toning and soiling to exposed page edges. Binding is tight

I will be listing another Live Dolls book, that one published by Donohue. 



STRONG GOOD CONDITION ONLY AS THIS BOOK WAS OWNED BY A CHILD. 

THERE IS NO DUST JACKET AND THERE IS STAINING TO THE LOWER CORNER OF THE FRONT BOARD. 

WEAR AND BUMPS TO THE EDGES OF THE BOARDS WITH THE WHITE INK OF THE TEXT ON THE BOARDS COMPLETELY WORN OFF ON THE SPINE AND SHOWING SURFACE WEAR ON THE FRONT COVER. THE PASTED DOWN ILLUSTRATION ON COVER IS WELL MAINTAINED BUT THE LOWER CORNER HAS A SMALL WATER STAIN THAT RUNS INTO THE LARGER STAIN OF THE COVER. 

INTERIOR HAS NO WRITING BUT HAS SEVERAL CORNER CREASES, SOME OCASIONAL LIGHT SOILING AND EDGE NICKS TO THE PAPER. 

THERE IS A BUMP TO THE UPPER AND LOWER CORNERS OF THE FIRST SEVERAL LEAVES OF THE TEXT BLOCK ONLY AND THE BUMPED CORNERS ARE GONE BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF CHAPTER 1.

 ALL PHOTO PAGES ARE PRESENT. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL ILLUSTRATIONS WITHIN THE TEXT. 

THERE ARE SEVERAL HANDLING CREASES ALONG THE BOTTOM 1/4 OF THE BOOK AND THE PHOTOS IN THIS LISTING THAT DID NOT USE A FLASH WERE TAKEN SO THAT YOU COULD SEE FAULTS. 

1- Staining to front Cover (PHOTO 17)
2- Hard corner bends- not all- just examples (PHOTO 11 & 12)
3- Corner bumps to the first several leaves (PHOTO 2,3 13 & 14)
4- Occasional Soiling (PHOTO 6, 7, 11, 15)
5- Handling creases (PHOTO 7,8,9, 15)
6- Wear to print on outer boards (PHOTO 1, 17 & 18)

PLEASE USE ZOOM FUNCTION ON ALL PHOTOS.
























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