Sep 28, 2023 - Sale 2646

Sale 2646 - Lot 69

Price Realized: $ 4,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(CHILDREN'S BOOKS.) Group of early children's books. 7 volumes, 12mo or smaller, all in original wrappers except for one in original boards and one lacking wrappers as noted; complete with generally moderate wear. Various places, 1798-1827 and undated
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[Arnaud Berquin.] "The Mountain Piper." 29, [2] pages Welch 90.3. 2 of this edition in ESTC, both at American Antiquarian Society. Inscribed by original owner Thomas Dodge on title page. Hartford, CT: John Babcock, 1798.

"Arithmetical Tables for the Use of Schools." 25, [1] pages. New York: S. Wood, 1807.

"Tables with Easy Examples under the Principal Rules of Arithmetic for Schools." 24 pages. Philadelphia: David Hogan, 1812.

"Lily Douglas: A Simple Story." 107, [1] pages. 12mo, original printed boards; inscribed by Sarah D. Rumsen of Great Neck, Long Island. New York: William Burgess, Jr., 1827.

"The History of Beasts." [1], 29 pages including pastedowns. Welch 533.4. New York: Samuel Wood, 1811.

"The History of Birds." [16] pages. Welch 534, this edition not listed. New York: Published by Samuel Wood & Sons, No. 261 Pearl Street, undated.

"The Book of Letters." [16] pages; lacking wrappers, stitched. Welch 110, this edition not listed. New York: Published by Samuel Wood & Sons, No. 261 Pearl Street, undated.

With--4 incomplete titles, 1795-1832; 3 other later children's books, 1849 and undated; and a manuscript notebook kept by a stationer, 54 pages, no place, undated but mid-19th century.