Painting Plays for Rainy Days 1908 by J H and 12 similar items

UP FOR SALE: Beautiful antique 1908 children's book for art lovers "Painting Plays For Rainy Days With Easy Drawing Lessons"; entertainment before radio! This is a very cool children's book from 1903. The title is "Painting Plays For Rainy Days With Easy Drawing Lessons" (cover) or "Painting Plays For Rainy Days and Easy Lessons In Drawing" (title page) and the book was published by Thompson Thomas of Chicago. The book has A name written in pencil from Arthur Farr, I am assuming he was the young lad who owned this book. He liked stamps as well and did stamp up the front inside cover. Arthur did use some of the pages but he mostly did the geometric drawings and some of the animals--I would say around 20ish of the pages are drawn on. The Spine has been taped to hold it in place on the front and back covers. The book is not paginated, but however it looks Like Arthur numbered them in Pencil and there are roughly 125 pages give or take a few. Title : Painting Plays for Rainy Days, and Easy Drawing Lessons Creator: Willard, J. H., artist. Publisher: Thompson Thomas Date: 1908 Physical Description: 9 3/4 in. W x 7 6/16 in. H ; 24.7 cm. W x 18.6 cm. H Description: One painting book entitled Painting Plays for Rainy Days, And Easy Drawing Lessons, by J. H. Willard, published by Thompson Thomas, Chicago, 1908. The book is approximately 130 unnumbered pages in length. The front cover is a chromolithograph of three kittens playing with a paint box and brushes. The back cover is not illustrated. The illustrations inside the book are a combination of chromolithographs and outline images for painting. Some of the pictures are accompanied by rhymes or instructional text. The images seem to progress throughout the book from simple (drawing straight lines) to increasingly more complex (patterns and designs). These include scenes of children at play, patterns, designs, fruits and vegetables, animals and buildings. Also included are lessons in perspective and proportion. This book would make a wonderful addition to your antique book collection, or would be a perfect gift for an artist, or someone who loves antique children's books. AS IS AS SHOWN----Please take a look at the pictures for the best description. A photo is as good as a thousand words and is the best description of cosmetic conditions. Use your ZOOM TOOL to best see this item! Please look closely at all the photos for condition--Thank you *Vintage and secondhand items may have flaws. Please review item(s), description, and picture(s). I do my best to research and describe the items accurately, but I am not an expert on all of the items I sell. Unless specified in the listing, all items are sold AS-IS AS-SEEN in photos* All of My Items Come from a Smoke Free Home and have been cleaned per's standards I do ship every Monday - Friday I do my best to ensure that my photos are as true to color as possible. However, due to inconsistencies of various monitors, lighting sources, digital photography, and product color may vary slightly Feel free to visit My Store and Browse Through My Other Listings as I am happy to combine shipping for you. Please contact me with any issues prior to leaving negative/neutral feedback or low detail ratings, as I will always do my best to solve any problems that may come up! If you have any further questions, please feel free to message me. Any props that are used in the taking of the photos are not included. Only the item/items in the title of the listings are being sold