Oct 10, 2019 - Sale 2519

Sale 2519 - Lot 234

Price Realized: $ 688
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(CHILDREN'S LITERATURE.) M[ARTIN], S[ARAH] C[ATHERINE]. A Continuation of the Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog. 16 leaves printed on one side only. 15 hand colored engraved illustrations by the author (each about 8 x 8 cm). 16mo (13 x 9.6 cm), later supplied plain cream wrappers, stitched, light wear and a few minor stains and dust-soiling to outer leaves; contemporary ink ownership signature on title-page. London: J. Harris, 1807

Additional Details

scarce second edition. The first edition was published in 1806, quickly following the success of the original story, The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog (London, 1805). Moon 561 & Osborne II, 684.