Author: No Author Given
Title: Old Mother Hubbard. Uncle Frank's Series
Description: New York, McLoughlin Bros. Original Wraps. No date. Publisher's address given as 24 Beekman St. perhaps indicating an approximate date for the piece of between 1858-1863. An advertisement on the rear cover mentions a recently issued line of paper dolls. (see american antiquarian website for a history of the McLoughlin Bros. publishing company). Red and yellow wraps, saddle stitched. 8 pp. With color illustrations on each page. A printing of the nursery rhyme 'Old Mother Hubbard." POOR/FAIR condition. Heavy chipping and tearing along the extremities, with a 2 inch horizontal tear at the middle fore edge, afffecting all pages. Moderate to heavy soiling and darkening to the exterior and interior, especially the rear cover, with some staining also present. Light crease present. Pencil scribble on the inside front cover. Small piece torn from the last leaf at the gutter, with slight loss of text. Poor .

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