Two Little Confederates (1891) — Thomas Nelson Page — Illustrated Pictorial Cloth, Charles Scribner’s Sons
 
Two Little Confederates by Thomas Nelson Page.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1891. Illustrated edition in the original blue pictorial cloth with gilt title and stamped vignette of two boys on the front board; gilt title to spine.
A juvenile Civil War novel set in Virginia, told from the viewpoint of two brothers. Includes a frontispiece and additional full-page plates (see “List of Illustrations” page shown). Period ads for Scribner’s “Books for the Young” appear at rear.
Format & size: hardcover, small 8vo, approx. 7.5 × 5 in (estimate).
Completeness: Complete—no missing pages.
Content note: written in the late 19th century, the text reflects historical attitudes and dialect of its time.
Visual Condition Report
Covers: original blue cloth with gilt; spotting and splash marks to front board; general rubbing and soil; corners bumped with small frays; rear board shows uneven sunning.
Spine: gilt still legible; rubbing at joints; fray/chip at heel and crown.
Edges: light shelf wear.
Interior: foxing to endpapers and scattered throughout; uniform toning to pages; frontispiece present; plates and text leaves attached; no writing observed.
Binding: sound and holding; hinges not cracked in photos.
Solid, presentable example of this classic 19th-century juvenile with attractive pictorial cloth.
 
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