(Upton, Florence K.) illustrator. THE GOLLIWOGG IN WAR! by Florence K. Upton; verses by Bertha Upton. New York; London; Bombay: Longmans, Green & Co., [1899], (1899). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Oblong 4to - 8-11/16" x 11-3/16". Red cloth backed color pictorial glazed paper covered boards with wear to the bottom edges and corners, and minor soiling for what is a nice copy of the book. Swan motif endpapers with darkening to the FFEP and RFEP; vertical crease to FFEP; gift inscription on FFEP verso dated Xmas 1899. 64, [1] pp. The book, written in verse by Bertha Upton, tells of Golliwogg's and the Dutch doll's preparation for war; illustrated by Florence K. Upton, Bertha's daughter, with thirty-one wonderful full page chromolithographs, including one double-page of Golliwogg riding off to war on the back of a donkey with the rest of the gang following right behind, plus numerous sepia drawings within text; light offsetting from chromolithographs onto text pages; 7/8" closed margin tear to the bottom edge of title page at the gutter. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. # 000860