Author: (Babcock, S.).
Title: Pictures and Stories for the Young; or Pleasing Tales, in Poetry and Prose: Embellished with Numerous Engravings.
Description: New Haven: Printed and published by S. Babcock, circa [1841]. [1841]. - Sextodecimo (16mo), 5-3/4 inches high by 3-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in yellow wraps illustrated with 11 vignettes framing the title on the front cover, including one depicting boys playing baseball (or possibly cricket). The covers are soiled with a few minor stains. The lower edge of the spine is split with a small tear extending into the front cover and a tiny chip along the rear cover. 24 pages, illustrated with a title page vignette, and 6 wood engravings on 3 pages. There is foxing throughout with a stain to the front edge of the title page. Good. "Babcock's Moral, Instructive and Amusing Toy Books" series. The American Antiquarian society has identified the text as "typographically identical to an issue dated 1841". Good .
Keywords: CHILDREN'S BOOK; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; VIGNETTES; BASEBALL; CRICKET; PICTURES AND STORIES FOR THE YOUNG; OR PLEASING TALES, IN POETRY AND PROSE; WOOD ENGRAVINGS; 19TH CENTURY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; BABCOCK'S MORAL, INSTRUCTIVE AND AMUSING TOY
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Title: Pictures and Stories for the Young; or Pleasing Tales, in Poetry and Prose: Embellished with Numerous Engravings.
Description: New Haven: Printed and published by S. Babcock, circa [1841]. [1841]. - Sextodecimo (16mo), 5-3/4 inches high by 3-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in yellow wraps illustrated with 11 vignettes framing the title on the front cover, including one depicting boys playing baseball (or possibly cricket). The covers are soiled with a few minor stains. The lower edge of the spine is split with a small tear extending into the front cover and a tiny chip along the rear cover. 24 pages, illustrated with a title page vignette, and 6 wood engravings on 3 pages. There is foxing throughout with a stain to the front edge of the title page. Good. "Babcock's Moral, Instructive and Amusing Toy Books" series. The American Antiquarian society has identified the text as "typographically identical to an issue dated 1841". Good .
Keywords: CHILDREN'S BOOK; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; VIGNETTES; BASEBALL; CRICKET; PICTURES AND STORIES FOR THE YOUNG; OR PLEASING TALES, IN POETRY AND PROSE; WOOD ENGRAVINGS; 19TH CENTURY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; BABCOCK'S MORAL, INSTRUCTIVE AND AMUSING TOY
Price: US$ 35.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 97448
- Book number: 97448
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