Description:
First edition, September 1909. Hard cover. Large octavo, 9 7/8" by 7 3/8". Tan cloth with cover and spine decorated in black, white and orange. Unpaginated but 104pp. 24 full page color drawings and 24 full page monochrome drawings by Denslow. Short handwritten inscription to front free and paper dated 1914. Light rubbing to covers with some marks, heavier to spine. Illustrations sharp and bright.The book comprises 24 different types of people a child could be when they grow up, with a poem and illustrations for each by W.W. Denslow, who is best remembered as the original illustrator of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum.