Aunt Mary’s Stories For Children,.
Bound in original quarter morocco, gilt, over marbled boards. Inscription, Gustavus Valentine Hill Nov 9th. 1829, on first free endpaper. Extremities worn.
£75.00
Publisher
William Darton, 58, Holborn Hill; Sold also by Harvey and Darton, 55, Gracechurch Street; and John Harris, St. Paul's Church-Yard.,
Place
London
Date
[1823]..
Synopsis
Chiefly confined to words of two syllables. containing 1. the little girl who did not care for what was said to her. 2. the humming-tops. 3. the new doll. 4. the greedy boy. by the author of 'aunt mary's tales,' 'the ornaments discovered,' etc.
Item Description
12mo. 3.5 x 5.75 inches. [ii] + 120 pp. + 4 pp. publisher's advertisements. Date from frontispiece.
Illustrations
Illustrated with engraved gift presentation page and three plates, including frontispiece, all partly, crudely hand-coloured by an enthusiastic child.
Notes
The author of this work of children's fiction is generally held to be Mary Hughes, née Robson.
[Stock No. 21747]
Subjects
19th Century • Art / Literature • Children's • Illustrated • Lit. Fiction