The Goop Directory of Juvenile Offenders Famous for their Misdeeds and Serving as a Salutary Example for All Virtuous Children-Fast Shipping

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Title: The Goop Directory of Juvenile Offenders Famous for their Misdeeds and Serving as a Salutary Example for All Virtuous Children

Author: Gelett Burgess

Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York

Published: 1913

Binding: Hardcover

Language: English

Edition: 1st edition

Number of Pages: 79

Catalogs: Children’s Picture Books, Illustration, Juvenile

: Illustrated by the author. Original paper over boards with red and brown decoration and a maroon cloth spine. Spine is mostly missing, exposing binding mesh. Rear board is separated from book. Boards are greatly worn, with edges and corners exposed, and there is creasing and damage to both boards. Contains a gift inscription from Kate Milner Rabb to Harrison in ink on pastedown. Some stray marks in crayon on the pages, and final page is damaged, but the illustration is complete. Frank Gelett Burgess (1866-1951) was an American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist. He was an important figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s, particularly through his magazine, The Lark, and association with The Crowd literary group, which included Jack London and Ambrose Bierce. He is best known as a writer of nonsense verse, such as “The Purple Cow”, and for introducing French modern art to the United States in an essay titled “The Wild Men of Paris.” Hardcover, acceptable condition. 79 pages, 12mo.