Boston, MA: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Inc, 1923. Hardcover. Good. L.J. Bridgman. Later printing Dramttis Personae: The Black Ink Spot Family (Mother Black Ink Spot, Father, Inky Black, Roly-Poly, Slim Lim, Pouty Black, Lazy Black, Cross-Patch, Baby Black...An alphabetic fairy-tale-spinoff from the Mother Goose nursery rhyme cycle: "A was an apple pie,'" said Humpty Dumpty. "' B bit it,'" said Miss Muffet. "'C cut it,'" said Little Jack Horner "'D dealt it,'" said Mistress Mary. "'E eat it,'" said Jill. "'F fought for it,'" said Jack. "'G got it,'" said Tommy Tucker. "'H had it,'" said Inky Black Ink Spot. "I-I-I-I-I-I don't know," said Nan Etticoat..."Lacks the color frontis which appeared in the first edition. Decorative endpapers. Gray cloth boards with red and black graphic. Illustrated by L.J. Bridgman. Tideline from past long-ago water-contact appears, gradually decreasing in size, throughout entire book at bottom right corners of text. Hinges started. Front free endpaper partly detached along seam. Previous owner's writing to this (front free endpaper) page. Small scottie-dog sticker to rear pastedown endpaper. Spine faded.

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Bookseller: The Sensible Magpie (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 73989
Title: THE ADVENTURES OF THE INK SPOTS
Author: Dyer, Ruth O
Illustrator: L.J. Bridgman
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Inc
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Date Published: 1923

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