PETERS, W[illiam] T[heodore].
The Children of the Week. Being the Honest and only Authentic Account of Certain Stories. As Related by the Red Indian, to Alexander Selkirk, Jr.
A presentation copy, inscribed on the paste-down endpaper “To my dear friend Calvin Tomkins from William Theodore Peters September 1886”. It’s tempting to think that the recipient could have been the uncle of his namesake, the contemporary art critic and journalist, who writes of him: “As far as literary, maybe the closest I got was an uncle who did nothing but read—my father’s older brother, also named Calvin. He actually never did anything. He was of that generation where I guess you could just do nothing.”
A substantial and attractive book, aimed by the two brothers at a juvenile market - the artist himself was only 21 years old, but is perfectly competent, especially in line drawing.
Binding somewhat worn and stained, but a perfectly usable copy.
