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A Series of 10 Original Whimsical Verses with Pen & Ink Illustrations
by A.E.F.F
- Used
- Condition
- Light surface soiling on margins.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
1930. Light surface soiling on margins.. Ten (10) original hand penned verses, each with charming relevant drawings. All are on a single 12" x 9" art board except for the tale of A Mouse and a Beetle and a sweet baby Sausage who lived together. This particular tale, written in five verses has a sad ending--something to do with ending up in the soup. The other verses are titled Finger Prints, Sunrise and Sunset, Naughty, My Sisters, When I go Hunting, Purple and Rings, There was an old woman, The Walk and A Sad Story.
The sausage tale concludes
"When the Beetle & Mouse returned to the cottage
They called out aloud to the poor little sausage
And called out again for they never knew
The poor little thing was turned into Stew!
So they took off their hats & wiped their feet
And got out the plates & started to eat.
It tasted so good, it tasted so nice,
They finished it all, and helped themselves twice.
When the saucepan was emptied all that was in,
was the poor little shriveled up sausage's skin!"
Another verse, Finger Prints
"When I was very tiresome
And in a naughty mood
They put me in the corner
Until they though me good
And I used to amuse myself
(And didn't mind at all)
By rubbing all my dirty
Sticky fingers on the wall
The sausage tale concludes
"When the Beetle & Mouse returned to the cottage
They called out aloud to the poor little sausage
And called out again for they never knew
The poor little thing was turned into Stew!
So they took off their hats & wiped their feet
And got out the plates & started to eat.
It tasted so good, it tasted so nice,
They finished it all, and helped themselves twice.
When the saucepan was emptied all that was in,
was the poor little shriveled up sausage's skin!"
Another verse, Finger Prints
"When I was very tiresome
And in a naughty mood
They put me in the corner
Until they though me good
And I used to amuse myself
(And didn't mind at all)
By rubbing all my dirty
Sticky fingers on the wall
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Details
- Seller
- Eclectibles
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 29018362
- Title
- A Series of 10 Original Whimsical Verses with Pen & Ink Illustrations
- Author
- A.E.F.F
- Book Condition
- Used - Light surface soiling on margins.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Original Art, Made by Hand, Poetry and Verse, Anthropomorphism
Terms of Sale
Eclectibles
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made in a timely manner and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
Eclectibles
Biblio member since 2014
Tolland, Connecticut
About Eclectibles
As our name implies we provide diverse offerings of ephemera and related items. Some areas of note are childhood ephemera and books, social history and women's history, visual culture, advertising in America, historical memorabilia, made by hand, transformation material and the study of childhood. As a member of the Appraisers Association of America, I also provide appraisal services in our areas of expertise with a focus on large collections.
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