(Hoffmannesque) CLEAN PETER AND THE CHILDREN OF GRUBBYLEA by Ottilia Adelborg; translated by Ada Wallas. New York; London; Bombay; Calcutta: Longmans, Green, and Co., [1901]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION; (Ruhle 975b). Oblong 4to - 7-15/16" x 10-15/16". Gray glazed textured cloth covered boards with decoration printed in black, green and orange, and titles printed in black and green to upper cover for what is a wonderful copy of the book. Pictorial endpapers by Adelborg printed in green. [1]2-24 leaves printed rectos only. Clean Peter takes it upon himself to clean up the children of Grubbylea, a la Heinrich Hoffmann's Der Struwwelpeter; story which is told in verse is printed within the twenty-three full page color drawings that illustrate this tale; first two leaves with a tiny embossed ownership label; otherwise, internally the book is without flaw. This story was originally published in Swedish as Pelle Snygg och baren i Snaskeby in 1896. The condition of the book is FINE. # 000785