Evenings at Home by J Aikin, Mrs Barbauld - 1823

London - Baldwin Craddock and Joy et al, 1823 Book. Good. Hardcover. The complete six volumes of the popular Evenings and Home series. Collated, complete. Ascarcechildren's text today, especiallyin its completesix volume state. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Written by J Aikin and his sister Mrs Barbauld these stories were intended to be read by and to children at night. This is the thirteenth edition of the text. The series Evenings at Home became a six volume series originallypublished over four years (1792-6). It is a very early example of children's literature and was heavily praised by prolific 19th Centurychildren's writer MariaEdgeworth. A lateVictorian writer,Mary Louisa Molesworthstated that this miscellany of stories, fables, dramas, poems and dialogues was one of the handful of books ownedbyevery family during her childhood. Condition: In quarter calf bindings. Externally, generally smart. Rubbing to the spines, particularly to the head and tails as well as rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Smallloss to paper spine labels of volumes I, II, VI, large loss to spine labelofvolume III. Volumes I, II, IV,V and VI arefirmly bound. Volume III is generally firmlybound though strained in places. Pages are bright with scattered spots to endpapers and the odd spot throughout. Overall: GOOD..