First edition book: The Real Mother Goose. First edition, first printing. Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1916. Hardcover bound in dark green textured cloth with a bright crisp iconic color plate of 'The Real Mother Goose' riding her splendid white goose and holding an ebullient baby in a basket on her left arm, with the original dust jacket featuring the same image against a checkerboard background, 10 x 12, delightfully illustrated throughout. Book condition: VG+/G+, with minor chipping all along the top and bottom edges of the jacket; the bottom edge has been serially taped along the verso.
