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Title: Alice and the Stork: A Fairy Tale for Workingmen\'s Children
Author: Henry T. Schnittkind, Ph.D.
Publisher: Richard G. Badger / The Gorham Press, Boston
Year: 1915
Edition: First Edition / True First Printing
Binding: Hardcover (No Dust Jacket)About the Title: An exceptionally scarce piece of early 20th-century political satire. Written by Henry T. Schnittkind, this is a radical, socialist-leaning parody of Alice in Wonderland aimed at the children of working-class families. Institutional copies are incredibly limited worldwide.Provenance / Vintage Inscriptions:The front flyleaves feature two charming, distinct historical signatures and gift inscriptions tracking the book\'s history over a century ago:\"To Laura, December 1923, From Ida Brass\"\"Charles M. Gallagher, December 16, 1923\"Condition Report:Exterior: Fair to Good. The original red cloth boards show significant spot-staining on the front cover, surface rubbing, and fading to the color. The spine ends are frayed and softened from age.
Binding: Fragile / Iffy. The inner hinges are straining, lightly exposing the mesh binding structure along the inner seams. However, the text block remains completely attached.Interior: Very Good. Aside from the two neat 1923 inscriptions on the opening pages, the interior text pages are remarkably clean, crisp, and entirely free of modern highlighting, ink marks, underlines, or torn pages.Shipping & Handling:Will be packed with professional antiquarian care. The book will be wrapped in clean packing paper, sandwiched between thick cardboard flats to protect the edges, and shipped securely inside a rigid box (no bubble mailer. Shipped via USPS Media Mail with full tracking and insurance coverage included.
