Tanglewood Tales, 1906

Historical information

Nathaniel Hawthorne's Greek Tales rewritten for children in the "Told to the Children Series" edited by Louey Chisholm.
Books of Monica Turner (nee Smith) donated by her daughter, Joan Smith. Descendants of early Kilmore business families, the Morrisseys and Hartnells.

Physical description

Reddish-pink paper covered board cover with colour plate pasted to front. Worn at corners and spine edges. Missing dust jacket. Evidence of internal hinge repair back & front. Slightly ragged appearance to page edges. Foxing throughout, decreasing through pages. Binding tight. Five colour plates clean and intact. Probable First Edition, undated, 1906. 107 pp. Good condition.

Inscriptions & markings

Front flyleaf, 'Monica Turner', handwritten cursive.

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