The Story Of A Bad Boy - 1St Edition, 1St State Thomas Bailey Aldrich Collectibles Room

The Story of a Bad Boy. By Thomas Bailey Aldrich and printed in Boston by Fields, Osgood, and Co. 1870, 1st edition, 261 pp plus 23 pp publisher’s catalogue, 7.25” x 5”, 8vo, hardcover blue cloth. In good condition, with light superficial rubbing and wear to exterior. Hinges remain in good condition, with minor wear towards front. Text block remains bound well with minor instances of wear. Text block slightly bent (please reference last photograph). Light markings and marginalia at front. Nicely illustrated throughout, with periodic partial and full-page, black-and-white sketches. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce 1st edition, 1st state of the popular semi-autobiographical piece by American poet Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907), which helped establish a sort of “bad boy” genre in the late 19th Century. COLK1870DGHB