Fairy's Pie" -- Trompe l'oeil Booklet Advertising Mince Meat to Families with Children

Chicago, Illinois: T.E. Dougherty, 1880. Very good. Light toning, dust soiling.. A cleverly designed "Trompe l'oeil" (trick of the eye) advertising booklet die-cut, chromolithographed, and embossed to resembled a freshly baked pie. Advertises New England brand mince meat, and includes an illustrated children's story inside. It begins with a rhyme: "They say that pie is bad for me, That is my mother does, And father thinks he must agree To save himself a fuss. But I am onto their small game, I learned it from the elves. I think it is a fearful shame, They want it all themselves!". The story after includes fairies, mother goose, and happy children going after pie. Single vol. (approx. 4.25" in diameter), pp. [20], illus., in original die cut, embossed, chromolitho wrps. (Inventory #: 28008409)