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THE CHILD'S KEEPSAKE; A Poetical Bouquet for Little Children.
by [Dyer, E. Porter. (1813-1882)]
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New Haven, [CT]: S. Babcock, 1850., 1850.. Fair. - Miniature chapbook [approximately 4-3/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial yellow wrappers sewn with black thread with a border of 10 vignettes on each cover, a vignette of a rose below the title on the front cover & an ad for Babcock's Toy Books on the rear cover. The binding is lightly stained. The corners of the front cover are creased.There are pieces out of the bottom corners of the rear cover with tears along the lower end of the spine. 8 pages. Illustrated with a pictorial title & 3 full-page woodcuts in the text. There is a piece out of the bottom corners of pages 5 & 7, with very slight loss. Fair.
First edition.
This book of verses is attributed to Ebenezer Porter Dyer, a congregational clergyman [1813-1882]. According to Sidney Babcock's ad, the toy books are edited by Thomas Teller.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34180
- Title
- THE CHILD'S KEEPSAKE; A Poetical Bouquet for Little Children.
- Author
- [Dyer, E. Porter. (1813-1882)]
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New Haven, [CT]: S. Babcock, 1850.
- Date Published
- 1850.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S & ILLUSTRATED; MINIATURE CHAPBOOK; TOY BOOK; JUVENILE; CHILDREN'S VERSES; THE CHILD'S KEEPSAKE; A POETICAL BOUQUET FOR LITTLE CHILDREN; EBENEZER PORTER DYER; THOMAS TELLER, EDITOR; WOODCUTS; LEARNING TO DRAW; OLD DOBBIN; QUARREL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's & Illustrated;
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chapbook
- A very short, cheaply produced volume, of a few leaves. Modern chapbooks...
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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