Posted 10 years ago
TheProudFa…
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Found in Sangamon Co., Illinois.
"Aladdin And the Wonderful Lamp"
Illustrated by A. Chasemore (Archibald Chasemore)
Copyright 1903, By W.B. Conkey Company, Chicago
The spinal binding is a maroon type cloth.
The inside pastedown is illustrated with various child illustrations and pasted onto what appear to be a Chicago Clothing Co. ad of some sorts.
The back inside pastedown is the same, with what appear to be another ad of some type from Chicago.
The signature of "Chas Camp.", appears on the free endpaper on the inside of the front cover. "Camp" stands for "Campbell"
This book includes these stories:
"Aladdin And The Wonderful Lamp"
"Captain Baby Belle"
"Nelly's Tea-Party"
"Nelly's Insect Visitor"
"A Taste Of Black Paint"
"Tommy The Seal"
"Japanese Girls"
"A Ride On The Elevated Railroad"
"Boston Express"
Phil- I have read various sources online that suggests the story was set in Asian culture/country. As a gross generalization I think most people think of Aladdin -they think Middle East, or sometimes India. It has lovely illustrations and they seem to paint a picture of being set within an Asian culture, like Thailand, or what was once names Siam. Thanks for the comment.