[Hand-colored, 96 plates] The Child's Own Picture And Verse Book. Selected And Arranged, From The Best Authorities, By A "Grandfather

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Book desription: N.Y., , 1864. . Orig. pict. gilt cloth, cover gilt vignette. Bit of minor bdg. wear, some minor fading, occas. v. light fxg. Quite a clean nice copy in attractive bdg. No rear free ep. VG. . 12mo. Frontis & 96 full pg. hand-colored plates plus small hand-colored tp vignette. Cover of book says "The Child's Own Picture And Verse Book. Colored." so assume this is the more expensive hand-colored edition from publisher. Extremely nice brightly hand-colored engraved vignettes with background floral scenery & other vignettes in background. Some of the 97 examples of full page facing verse include The Shepherd And His Dog, The Little Fish, The Cat And The Monkey, The Bee And The Butterfly, The Cat And The Bat, The Astronomer And The Fly, The Eagle And The Owl, The Wolf In Sheep's Clothing, The Father And Son, The Rocket And Star, The Gardener And The Rose, The Pan And Parrot, "industry And Sloth, The Peacock And Peasants, The Mocking Bird And The Oriole, many more. Book measures approx. 6 x 7 1/4 in. Publisher was James Miller, 522 Broadway. First edition of this book was 1858, unsure if any of that edition was colored or not. Rear of volume has examples of 4 engraved title pages of other children's books by publisher. Very rare.

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