Little Poems for Little Readers

Samuel Wood [printer]

Verlag: S. Wood and Son, New York, 1817

New York: S. Wood and Son, 261 Pearl-street, ca. 1817. 16mo (10.5cm.); publisher's block printed card wrappers; 28pp.; adorned with twelve woodcut illus. in text. Tiny abrasion affecting upper wrapper, textblock lightly foxed, lovely later gift inscription on p. [2] dated Brooklyn, December 31, 1843, to Levi William Richardson. A Very Good or better, fresh and sound copy. Date of publication based on publisher whose address moved to 261 Pearl Street sometime around 1817. Splendid example of an oft-reprinted collection of poems for children, including the hymn "Our Father, Who Art in Heaven" and the English author Ann Taylor's poem "The Violet." Bound in the publisher's striking block print wrappers depicting a repeating snail shell motif in purple in blue over a mustard yellow background stippled with blue. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 31943; see WELCH 441 for other states. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 29988

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Little Poems for Little Readers
Verlag: S. Wood and Son, New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 1817
Zustand: Very Good+