The Three Good Friends Lily, Carrie, and Floss

New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1880. Good. Toning, dust soiling, rubbing, spotting. Covers nearly detached.. A handsome picture book by McLoughlin, following the playtime adventures of two baby dolls and their dog as they play dress up, play with dolls, do the washing, and sing. Features large, nearly full-page color illustrations of the scenes accompanied by narrative in verse. Single vol. (11.75" by 9"), 6 unnumbered leaves printed on one side only, each with large nearly full-page chromolitho illus., in original chromolitho illus. wrps depicting little girls with doll and kitten, dog at feet. Early pencil ownership inscription to upper cover ("George P. Foulk[?]"), and advertisements on lower cover. The characters in this book are also McLoughlin paper dolls.