BACHE, Richard Meade "American Wonderland" [Claxton, Remsen, & Haffelfinger, 1871]

"American Wonderland" by Richard Meade Bache [Claxton, Remsen, & Haffelfinger, 1871]. 258pp, containing 31 folk/fairy tales and one of the more offensive Prefaces I've ever read. "The following Stories and Fables are drawn from the ample stores of material, at first the heritage of the red man of America, and now the property of the white man, who alone is capable of giving them literary form." Yeah. Oof. Green cloth with gilt decorations. Light shelfwear, small amount of staining to top edge, and several instances of spotting in the textblock. Binding tight. Overall, Very Good+ and uncommon.