A children's classic from the 19th century. The Peterkin family manage to bumble their way through life's everyday occurences with their lovable, but silly ways. This edition's color illustrations by Harold Brett are great fun, starting with the tipped-on plate on the front cover. B/w sketches throughout as well. First edition thus - Houghton Mifflin. Riverside Bookshelf - is the third edition (original was 1886 Ticknor & Co.). With foreword by Ellen Day Hale. Great collector's find. Houghton Mifflin. 1924. Hb. USED. $25.00