1928 Davy and the Goblin by C. Carryl ; Fairy Tale Story with Color Plates

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Riverside Popular BiographiesDavy and the GoblinOr What Followed Reading" Alice's Adventures in Wonderland "ByCharles E. CarrylWith Illustrations By E. B. Bensell and Herman I. BacharachPublished By Houghton Mifflin CompanyRiverside Press , CambridgeBoston and New York1928Hardcover.Cloth Binding, with Color Pictorial Pastedown.Illustrated Endpapers.6" x 8.5" , viii + 199 Pages.87 Years OldOver 30 Illustrations , including several Color PlatesDavy and the Goblin, or, What Followed Reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" , a fairy tale story by Charles Edward Caryl (1841 - 1920), an American children's literature author.One of the first "imitations" inspired by Lewis Carroll's two books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.Eight-year-old boy Davy reads Lewis Carroll's classic novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland next to the fireplace ...but when he begins to get sleepy, a Goblin appears in the fire, munching on hot coals.The Goblin takes Davy on a "believing voyage" where he meets a variety of characters from fantasy and fairy tale.*** Good Condition ***The binding is in Good Condition, with some wear.[ see the photos ]The Hinges are Tight.No writing.Private library embossing on the title-page (" Library of Perry Deangeles )No other markings.Lacks one of the front endpapers.One of the color plates has read more