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Mother Earth's Children: The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables

Elizabeth Gordon

First published 1914
Publisher P. F. Volland
Format Hardcover
Type Chapbook
Cover art M. T. Ross
Pages 95+[1]

87 pages of drawings of anthropomorphized fruits and vegetables, each accompanied by a 4-line poem.

  • Illustrated title page and lining papers.
  • 87 pages with a single drawing (1-2 plants) and a four-line poem about that fruit or vegetable; total of 93 plants included, with an index to them on p. [96]
  • Copies known up through a 28th edition, none of which have any dates other than the copyright date of 1914. Verification copy says "Second edition", in red ink, on p. [4] (the copyright page).
  • WorldCat, see all 1914 listings, which includes both the Volland editions and the Wise-Parlow editions.
    OCLC link seems to be for the second edition.

No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Mother Earth's Children: The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Cover 2010 Nabu Press Trade Paperback Chapbook 95
Mother Earth's Children: The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Cover 2014 Amazon Digital Services eBook Chapbook M. T. Ross 96