Fifty More Books For and About Children

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Alphabet and Catechism for Children, Including a Patriotic Note, An Excellent Copy, Entirely Uncut

1. The A, B, C. With the Church of England Catechism. To Which are Annexed, Prayers used in the Academy of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in Philadelphia. Also, A Hymn on the Nativity of our Saviour; and Another for Easter-Day. Philadelphia: Printed by Young, Stewart, and M’Culloch, 1785. Twelvemo. 12 pp. Self wrappers, uncut, stitched at spine with vignette on front wrapper and title within decorative border. Slight wear and trivial soiling to wrappers. Front cover with two closed tears at stitching, but holding. Small dampstain and 3.5” tear to lower rear wrapper at gutter margin. Extremely minor foxing. A fine copy of a fragile work. $600 First edition. The title page of The A, B, C exists in two states, the other reading “To which is annexed…” instead of “are.” It is worth nothing that at the foot of p. 2, the following is printed: “The Blanks left in Page 6, were formerly filled up with the words (King) and (him); but as that Form of Expression does not suit our Republican Governments, the Teacher will be pleased to fill up the Blanks with what Words he may deem Expedient.” The A, B, C contains the alphabet in both Roman and italic type, punctuation marks, and a syllabary printed on verso of front wrapper. This is followed by the catechism in a question-and-answer format and prayers.

Rosenbach, Early American Children’s Books 99. Evans 19208.

Item #1

Poetry Collection for Children Featuring Verse by Several Notable Female Poets,

Including the Falconar Sisters and Hannah More 2. ADAMS, John. The English Parnassus: Being a New Selection of Didactic, Descriptive, Pathetic, Plaintive, and Pastoral Poetry, Extracted from the Works of the Latest and Most Celebrated Poets…London: Printed for G. Kearsley, 1789. Twelvemo. [16], 352, [16, ads] pp. Contemporary tree calf tooled in gilt, gilt spine with red morocco label. Marbled endpapers. Binding extremities lightly worn, a few small chips to spine label with loss of three letters. Corners a bit rubbed. Front hinge starting to crack, but sound. Lacks marbled front flyleaf. Very minor foxing, the occasional small smudge. Contemporary ink inscription on half-title. A very good copy. $500 First edition of a poetry collection for children that features the works of several significant female poets, including a dozen by sisters Harriet (b. 1774) and Maria Falconar (b. 1771), abolitionist and religious writer Hannah More (1745-1833), whose poem is about slavery, Ann Yearsley (1753-1806), and Elizabeth Carter (1717-1806). It also features poetry by Pope, Samuel Johnson, Robert Burns (an early anthologizing), Milton, Cowper, and Fitzgerald among others. John Adams (1750?-1814) was a schoolmaster and educational writer. He was educated at Aberdeen University. He obtained a preaching license, traveled to London, became the minister of a Scottish church at Hatton Garden, and opened a successful academy in Putney. He published a great number of works that were

reprinted in many editions. Specifically written for use in schools, Adams’ books provided teachers and their students with concise and useful introductions to a number of subjects, such as: reading, history, and Latin composition. He also published an abridged version of Edward Gibbon’s History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1789). English Parnassus contains poems about a variety of themes: wisdom, wishes, the Christian God, ghosts, domestic happiness, the preference of country life to that of a town, and more. ESTC lists ten copies, three in the U.S., at Columbia University, UCLA, and University of Kansas.

A Bilingual Edition of Aesop's Fables Printed by Lydia Bailey 3. AESOP. Fabulae Aesopi Selectae or Select Fables of Aesop; with an English Translation, More Literal than Any Yet Extant Designed for the Readier Instruction of Beginners in the Latin Tongue. By H. Clarke, teacher of the Latin language. Philadelphia: Printed for Bennett and Walton, C. and A. Conrad and Co. B.B. Hopkins and Co. Johnson and Warner, M. Carey, T. and W. Bradford, Edward Earle, and Stephen Pike, Booksellers. Lydia R. Bailey, printer, 1810. Octavo. vi, 7-155, + [3, publisher's ads] pp. A few page numbers are misprinted, but the text is in order. Brown calf. Binding extremities worn and rubbed. Small portion of head of spine worn away. Contemporary ink annotations and signature on front pastedown. Contemporary ink signatures on front flyleaf. Additional annotation on rear pastedown. Staining to preliminary and terminal blanks. Intermittent foxing. A good copy. $300 A later edition by the prominent American female printer Lydia Bailey. The first edition was published in Dublin in 1732. The first Boston edition was published in 1787. H. Clarke was master of the public grammar school at Islington. His book is a bilingual edition of Aesop's Fables in both Latin and English, printed in double columns. He used Aesop's Fables as a teaching tool because he felt that the best way for a student to become acquainted with a new language was by reading a lot of verbal translation. Clark thought that if students were first to become familiar with individual words in a foreign language that they would make greater progress; on the other hand, he was certain that forcing them to attempt the construction of phrases too soon would prove difficult and confusing. Lydia Bailey (1779-1869) transformed her husband's struggling printing enterprise into a highly prosperous one. She had contracts with many government agencies, banks, and the University of Pennsylvania. Bailey also printed material for churches and charities. Eventually, her print shop was one of the largest and most successful in Philadelphia. OCLC lists fifteen copies of this edition.

Encyclopedia of Sciences and Practical Arts for Young Persons,

with Two Engraved Folding Plates 4. [ALLETZ, Pons-Augustin]. Petite Encyclopédie ou Les Élemens des Connoisances Humaines, Contenant Les Notions générales de toutes les Sciences, de tous les Arts utiles,& des matieres qui ont rapport à la Société. Paris: Nyon & Veuve Savoye, 1766. Two volumes, octavo. [2], xii, 598, [2, approbation]; [2], 540 pp. Two folding plates, one being a table of human knowledge (Vol. I) and the other showing how geometry is used in measuring (Vol. II). Engraved headpieces and vignettes. Contemporary calf, gilt spine in six compartments with gilt-lettered red morocco label, marbled edges. Marbled endpapers. Binding extremities slightly rubbed. Intermittent light foxing, slight browning. The occasional minor spot or smudge. Small hole to outer margin of pp. 219-220, not affecting text. A fine set. $750 First edition of this encyclopedia for young persons, which explores a variety of topics including the sciences, arithmetic, geometry, optics, astronomy, medicine, and civil law. Pons Augustin Alletz (1703-1785) was a French agronomist and the grandfather of author and diplomat Édouard Alletz (1798-1850). He spent several years living in a Catholic community that belonged to the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri before he began working as a lawyer in Montpellier. He soon changed careers and moved to Paris to focus on writing. His best known work is L'Agronome, ou Dictionnaire portatif du cultivateur (1760), published in two volumes; it was considered one of the best manuals of country living during its time. OCLC records two copies in the United States, at Boston College and University of Pennsylvania. Cioranescu 7809.

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5. The Amusing Puzzling Book. New York: Mahlon Day, [circa 1847?]. 3 ¾” x 2.” 16 pp. Thirteen illustrations. Stereotyped by James Conner. Self-wrappers, stitched. Wrappers slightly soiled and loose with small tears to gutter margin. Very minor worming to a few leaves. Some foxing and light creasing to a few corners. A good copy of a fragile work. $150

First edition (?) with the Mahlon Day imprint and the earliest edition noted by OCLC. The same work was also published with the imprint of Egbert, Hovey, & King around the same time.

The Amusing Puzzling Book contains riddles in rhyming verse on the wrappers, followed by twenty-four riddles also written in rhyming verse. Sixteen of the riddles, including the one on the front wrapper, are accompanied by an illustration. The answer to each riddle is printed underneath the last line of verse. OCLC lists eight copies with this imprint.

Item #5

Work Against Animal Cruelty

6. BELSON, Mary. The Rambles of a Butterfly. London: W. Darton, jun., 1819. Twelvemo. [2], 177, [1, ads] pp. Darton’s engraved advertisement leaf at the end.

Engraved frontispiece and two plates. Original red roan-backed marbled boards, rubbed. Corners lightly worn, front free endpaper removed, old ownership signature and date on rear pastedown. A good copy. $350

First edition of a collection of stories cautioning against animal cruelty by the prolific children’s writer, Mary Belton Elliott (1794?-1870).

Music in Schools

7. [BILBY, Thomas]. A Course of Lessons, Together with the Tunes to which they are usually sung in Infant Schools…London: C. and J. Rivington…1828. Octavo, in fours. ix, [1], 104 pp. Folding timetable before the first leaf of text. Musical notation in text. Buff colored printed wrappers, worn and chipped at edges. Front joint cracked, with front wrapper and first two gatherings hanging by threads. Ink inscription on title-page: “Charlotte Eliza Barrett. Worthing. Octr. 1828.” $450 First edition. This book went through a second edition in 1828, a third in 1836, and other reprints followed. The first, however, is rare. Thomas Bilby (1794-1872) was a schoolmaster and the author of many educational books for children (Young Folks’ Illustrated Book of Birds; The Book of Animals; The Infant Teacher’s Assistant, etc.). OCLC notes only four copies, at the British Library, National Library of Scotland, the Newbery Library, and Princeton. 8. Book of Cuts. Designed for the Amusement and Instruction of Young People. New York: Printed and Sold by Mahlon Day, 1831. 5” x 6.” 24 pp. Engraved frontispiece and title-page; twenty-engravings. Publisher’s ad on back of rear wrapper. Printed paper wrappers, stitched at spine. Covers worn and soiled. Small tears to gutter margins of wrappers. Light foxing and wear to text. Intermittent minor soiling. A good copy of a fragile work. $125 Later edition. The earliest date for this title in OCLC is given as 1822. All editions are rare. Book of Cuts contains stories for children, including five about the Old Testament figure Joseph. The other stories deal with various topics, which include forming friendships, kindness and honesty (the importance of which are emphasized in a story about a boy who steals a bird’s nest and is plagued by troubles afterwards),”Gratitude,” appreciating nature, the Biblical king Naaman, and “The Lading of a Ship.”

OCLC notes two copies of this edition and a total of nine copies for all.

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9. CARPENTER, Thomas. The Scholar’s Spelling Assistant: Wherein the Words, &c. Are Arranged on an Improved Plan…London: Printed for Lee and Hurst, [1798]. Octavo. viii, 120 pp. Contemporary roan tooled in blind. Binding extremities lightly worn, corners rubbed. Front hinge cracked, but holding. Rear hinge slightly cracked, but sound. Crown of spine worn away less than 1” and 2.5” worn away at foot of spine. Offsetting to margins of preliminary leaves, last leaf, and rear pastedown. Slight foxing, minor tear to lower gutter margin of a few gatherings, and light pencil markings to a couple of leaves. Small hole to pp. 9-10 with loss of two letters. A good copy of a rare book. $650 Second edition per the title-page, but really the first edition, second issue with a cancel title replacing the title-page of 1796. Within a decade of its initial publication, the present work was being reprinted throughout the English-speaking world. It was still being published in the Confederate States during the Civil War. “The authorities of which [the author] has chiefly availed himself are Johnson, Sheridan, and Bailey. The brevity and perspicuity of the definitions of the latter constitute it an interesting and serviceable work, and from which has been derived a peculiar portion of assistance; but where a concise or satisfactory exposition of a word could not be obtained, he has introduced one of his own either of a more explanatory or natural signification, and it will be found that there are a greater variety of useful and elegant words than in any other book designed for a similar purpose extant” (Preface, p. v). The Scholar’s Spelling Assistant contains simple definitions for words (arranged in alphabetical order) that progress in difficulty from one to seven syllables. The words

are printed with their accents, homonyms, a list of words accented differently when used as a noun or verb, contractions, and a list of “Synonimous [sic] Words.” ESTC lists only one copy of the 1796 edition and one copy of the 1798 edition, both in the UK. OCLC records five copies of the 1796 edition, four in the UK (possibly repeated entries) and one in the U.S at the University of Minnesota, and no copies of the 1798 edition.

Alston, Bibliography of the English Language, IV, 913.

Pioneering Work on Education 10. [CHAMBERS, Robert and William Chambers]. Infant Education from Two to Six Years of Age… Edinburgh: William and Robert Chambers, 1836. Octavo. ix, [1, blank], 202, [7, publisher’s ads] pp. Textual illustrations and diagrams throughout. Publisher’s printed brown cloth over boards. Binding extremities lightly rubbed, cloth slightly soiled. A bit of wear and a few small bumps to spine. A handful of leaves unopened. A very good copy of a scarce work. $200 First edition of a pioneering work on education. Infant Education not only discusses the standard academic subjects (poetry, mathematics, reading material, and lesson plans), but is progressive given that it provides information on how to structure, run and supply a school or educational setting, prevent prejudice, instruct students to be civilized, show kindness to animals, exercise sound judgment and other such things. A notice on the rear board informs readers that the Chambers’s Educational Course will be issued in “forms suitable to the various classes of purchasers, namely, sewed up in paper covers at the lowest possible price, and done up in cloth boards at an advanced rate.” OCLC lists six copies, only one in the United States at Princeton.

Illustrated with Fifteen Color Woodcuts 11. The Child’s Picture Alphabet. London and Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1867]. Octavo. 8 ff. Printed on versos only. Illustrated with fifteen color woodcuts. Rear wrapper printed with publisher’s ads. Pictorial wrappers printed in red, green, yellow, and black, stitched at spine. Binding extremities slightly worn with several minor creases and tears, minor soiling. Light foxing, slight offsetting. A very good copy of a scarce, fragile work. $750 First edition. We were unable to find any information about the author of the present work, including his or her real name or dates. The Children’s Picture Alphabet is written in a series of rhymed verses for sets of paired letters (A and B, C and D, etc.), each pair

and verse accompanied by an illustration. The pictures include pastoral scenes, animals, a queen, a waterfall, and children at play. OCLC lists two copies, one at the University of Florida and one at McGill University.

Item #11

“…To Allure Young Minds to the Practice of Virtue”

12. A Collection of Visions and Allegories Selected from the Most Eminent Authors, for the Improvement of the Youth of Both Sexes. London: Printed for E. and C. Dilly, 1772. Large twelvemo. iv, 240 pp. Engraved frontispiece of the goddess Athena followed by an owl with Pegasus flying overhead and open books with the printed text “Homer,” “Virgil,” and “Glover’s Leonidas” laid upon the ground. Contemporary sheep, recently rebacked preserving original red leather spine label lettered in gilt. Binding extremities lightly worn, a few small chips and slight scuffing to boards. Frontispiece and first few leaves lightly creased. Minor light dampstain to lower corners of leaves, never touching text. Contemporary ink inscriptions on front pastedown and recto of preliminary leaf. A very good copy. $1,250 First edition, possibly second issue as ESTC notes the present title-leaf as being a cancel. ESTC also notes a copy with a Dampier and Brown imprint dated [“1750?”] given that the typography of the present work suggests a date twenty years later and the only other Dampier and Brown recorded imprint is conjecturally dated by Harvard as [1770?]. We were unable to find any biographical information about the compiler of A Collection of Visions, including his or her name and dates. In the introduction, the compiler writes, “Fables and allegories have at all times been considered as an agreeable and useful method of conveying instruction, if proper judgment is used in the choice of materials, as they bring together entertaining and instructive pieces...It is

therefore hoped that this collection will be of use to allure young minds to the practice of virtue, which is the hearty wish of the publishers” (pp. iii-iv). The present work features a variety of fables, allegories, verse, and quotes from such figures as John Milton and Seneca with the hope of enlightening its readers. A variety of subjects are covered, including prosperity, adversity, death, and friendship. Also included are characters from familiar myths (Hercules, harpies, Aesop, Achilles, Ulysses, etc.). ESTC records three copies and COPAC records six copies, all in the U.K. OCLC notes two copies in the U.K. and one copy in the United States, at the University of Minnesota.

Item #12

With Extra Material Bound In

13. [COLLIER, John Payne]. Punch and Judy. With Illustrations designed and engraved by George Cruikshank. Accompanied by the dialogue of the puppet-show, an account of its origin, and of puppet-plays in England. Second edition. London: Printed for S. Prowett, 1828. Octavo. [2], 141, [1], [6, reviews and ads] pp. Engraved frontispiece and title-page vignette, and twenty-four engraved plates. Four woodcuts by Cruikshank in the text. Later nineteenth-century half morocco over marbled boards, spine and sides ruled in gilt, title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Joints rubbed, bookplate on front pastedown, occasional light foxing. Former owner’s light pencil notes on endpapers. A very good copy. $750 Second edition. Bound in is Park’s Amazing History of Punch & Judy, London, [n.d., 1840s], [8] pp., illustrated in green printed wrappers. This very scarce pamphlet is cited in only two copies in OCLC (University of New Brunswick, Newbery Library). Also tipped in are an engraving of Scaramouche, the clown figure of the commedia dell’arte, and a

nineteenth-century handwritten note about the actress Charlotte Charke and her puppets. This well known puppet play made its first appearance in England in 1662. However, the first printed text was not published until 1828. This second edition appeared in the same year. The text here was recorded directly from a performance of Punch and Judy by John Payne Collier. He was accompanied to the play by Cruikshank, who made his drawings at the same time. Cohn 150. See The Collector’s Book of Children’s Books by Eric Quayle.

Item #13

First Edition of a Rare Alphabet Book

14. Cousin Honey-comb’s Account of My Aunt’s Ball. London: Thomas Dean and Son, [circa 1845]. Large octavo. [16] pp. Twenty-four hand-colored illustrations. Letters of the alphabet printed in bold type in both upper and lower case. Rear wrapper is printed with publisher’s advertisements for a variety of similar works. Yellow illustrated wrappers in sewn binding. Wrappers and leaves slightly worn with a few tears, light curling to corners, and some soiling. Minor foxing. Covers detached and loose stitched binding crudely repaired with two small adhesive strips. Large chip to upper gutter margin of last leaf. Overall, a good copy of a rare, fragile work. $350 First edition, an alphabet book that tells a story in verse, each sentence beginning with the appropriate letter (“A was my aunt, She was graceful and fair; B was a ball, and she asked us all there. C was a Cake, and we all had a bit…”). Thomas Dean and Son were nineteenth-century British publishers best known for their moveable children’s books and toy books. The firm was the preeminent publisher of novelty children’s books in London.

OCLC lists only one copy at Harvard.

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Alphabet Book with Twenty-Six Full Color Illustrations of Children Engaged in Various Activities,

Including Playing, Catching Butterflies, etc. 15. [CREED, Clara, illustrator]. ABC Drawn and Coloured. By T. Pym [pseudonym]. London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., [circa 1885]. Quarto. 28 pp. Twenty-six color illustrations of children engaged in various activities, including playing, catching butterflies, picking fruit, etc. Each illustration is accompanied by a letter of the alphabet, printed on rectos. Text and twenty-seven black-and-white illustrations printed on versos. Title-page illustrated in color. Publisher’s red cloth spine over pictorial red boards. Gray and white floral patterned endpapers. Binding extremities lightly worn and a bit soiled. Hinges cracked, but sound. Front flyleaf detached with a few small chips at gutter margin. Minor offsetting from tissue guards. Trivial foxing, the occasional small smudge. A good copy of a fragile work. $100 First edition of a scarce book for children. We found very little biographical information about Clara Creed (fl. 1880s-1890s). Though she illustrated the present work, it is unclear if she also wrote the text (OCLC does not provide an author’s name). Creed illustrated several other works including In the Sunny South (1888). The Oxford Reference website notes she often wrote under the pseudonym “T. Pym” and that her style was imitative of Kate Greenaway. In addition to each individual letter being accompanied by an illustration, ABC Drawn and Coloured features rhyming verses for each letter of the alphabet. For example, the letter “B” is printed along with the following lines: “’Don’t go too nigh,’ doth Bessie cry / Don’t hurt the little Butterfly…” (p. 2).

OCLC lists only two copies, at Princeton and the University of Minnesota. COPAC records one copy at Cambridge University.

Mythology for Children, with Thirty-Seven Copper-Engraved Plates

16. DEMOUSTIER, C[harles]-A[lbert]. Lettres a Émilie, sur La Mythologie. Par C.A. Demoustier. Paris: Chez Ant. Aug. Renouard, 1804. Six parts, bound in three volumes, twelvemo. 146, 129, [1]; 108, 115, [1]; [4], 119, [1], 156, [4] pp. Each part with a vignette title-page (six total); Copper-engraved frontisportrait of Demoustier and thirty-six copper-engraved plates by P. Andouin after C. Monnet. Contemporary sheep over marbled boards, gilt-ruled spine with gilt-lettered black and red morocco labels. Binding extremities a bit worn. Small chip to red spine label of Vol. II. Scattered very light foxing, the occasional minor stain. A very good, tight set. $400 Early reprint. The six parts were initially published separately between 1786 and 1798. The edition published in 1800 was the first collected edition and the first with these plates. Charles-Albert Demoustier (1760-1801) falsely claimed to be a descendant of fabulist and poet Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) on his mother’s side and a descendant of playwright Jean Racine (1639-1699) on his father’s side. Initially he worked as a lawyer, but decided to become a writer. In addition to the present work, he wrote comedies, such as Conciliateur ou l'Homme amiable (1791). Lettres a Émilie contains a variety of mythical tales and characters, including the stories of Saturn, Jupiter, Minerva, Pan, Echo, the Oracles of Apollo, King Minos, the Minotaur and more.

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With 100 Color Illustrations

17. Favourite Pleasure Books for Young People. Illustrated with 100 Pictures by John Absolon, Edward Wehnert, and Harrison Weir. London: Sampson, Low, Son, and Co., 1859. Square octavo. [168], 16, 16 pp. 100 color illustrations by John Absolon (1815-1895), Edward Wehnert (1813-1868), and Harrison Weir (1824-1906). According to the publisher, “The Illustrations…were printed in colours from a succession of engraved woodblocks, at a machine worked by steam, and several thousand copies were worked off at the same time. By no other means could such well-coloured Pictures be produced at such a moderate price” (p. [7]). Publisher’s red cloth ruled in blind with gilt-stamped central device, rear board stamped in blind, gilt spine. All edges gilt. Binding extremities slightly rubbed, light soiling to boards. Spine very lightly toned. Minor wear to crown and tail of spine. Front hinge slightly loose. Minor offsetting to leaves from illustrations. Overall, a very good copy of a scarce work. $300 First and likely only edition of this title. This is a compilation that is related to (and possibly descended from) Treasury of Pleasure Books for Young People (circa 1850s). The Treasury books differ in their pagination, but feature similar stories and illustrations by the same artists found in the present work. Without the earlier book in hand, we cannot determine the specific textual differences. Favourite Pleasure Books for Young People is a collection of twelve popular tales (“Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog,” “The History of Little Bo-Peep…,” “The Story of the Three Little Bears,” etc.). OCLC lists five copies of this edition, only one in North America at Toronto Public Library.

Item #17

Weaving as a Teaching Aid 18. [FROEBEL, Friedrich. Album of Paper Weaving examples prepared for children’s instruction. n.p., circa, 1880]. Octavo. [22] ff. Fifteen 7”x 5” pages of red and pink paper woven into various geometric patterns mounted on heavy cardboard leaves in an accordion fold structure with cloth-lined gutter and outer margins. Original folding case of black cloth-covered boards ruled in blind with the word “Weaving” stamped in gilt on front board, with black ties. Binding extremities lightly worn, minor toning to cloth. Heavy card leaves detached from endleaves. Recent blue ink inscription on front pastedown. A very good copy, with the weaving patterns bright and clean. $950 Froebel (1782-1852), the German educator, is well known for inventing the concept of the kindergarten. In the 1840s, he devised the idea of twenty occupational “gifts” for children, including Number 14, Paper Weaving. Many albums like this one were compiled in the nineteenth-century as teaching aids for the use of kindergartens in Europe and America. With their intricate patterns, albums of this sort have been seen as precursors to the abstract design movement in art of the twentieth-century, as personified in the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Mondrian, Braque, Le Corbusier, Albers, and Fuller.

Item #18

English and Latin Vocabulary Book in the Style of Comenius’s “Orbis pictus,”

with Twenty-Six Woodcuts 19. GREENWOOD, James. The London Vocabulary, English and Latin...London: Printed for R. Baldwin, F. & C. Rivington, G. & J. Robinson, G. Wilkie, J. Walker, J. Mathews, C. Law, and T.N. Longman & O. Rees, 1802. Twelvemo. viii, 123, [1, ad] pp. Title-page with woodcut vignette, initial letters, headpieces, and twenty-five

woodcut illustrations. Text printed in two columns, with English on the right and Latin on the left. Contemporary sheep recently rebacked in calf with gilt-lettered red morocco spine label. Binding extremities somewhat worn. Gutter margins of endpapers repaired with cloth tape. Light foxing, margins slightly shaved, just barely touching running headlines of a few leaves. Contemporary ink annotation to lower margin of p. 10. Engraving on p. 35 has been lightly colored in contemporary ink by a former owner. Discreet contemporary ink signature to upper margin of p. iii. A good copy. $500 Twenty-second edition of this popular grammar book, which was reprinted up until 1828. While it is thought that the first edition was likely published in London in 1711, the earliest edition ESTC notes is the third edition (1713) with holdings of only three copies, all in the U.K. All early editions are scarce, with ESTC recording fewer than seven copies of each. James Greenwood (1683?-1737) was a grammarian best known for his book An Essay towards a Practical English Grammar (1711). Like grammarian John Wallis (1616-1703), Greenwood was a strong advocate of teaching students English before Latin and avoided imposing Latin categories on English grammar. The London Vocabulary was his first publication and was composed in the style of Comenius’s Orbis pictus. In his preface, Greenwood writes, “This following collection…will be abundantly sufficient for the fitting of the learner to enter upon the reading of Corderius, the Latin Testament, Erasmus, Phædrus, Æsop, Cato, Ovidii, Tristia, &c… “Care has been taken to let no word come in here but what is purely Roman, and has the authority of some one or more of the Classic Authors…” (pp. iv-v). Oxford DNB.

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Moral Guide Book for Youth 20. The Guide, or Counsellor of Human Life; Containing Miscellaneous Pieces, on a Variety of Useful and Entertaining Subjects. Springfield: Printed by Edward Gray, 1794. Sixteemmo. 191, [1, blank], [6, table and errata] pp. Contemporary full sheep. Binding extremities have some wear and light scuffing. Lacks front flyleaf. Several pieces removed from upper title-page, but with no loss of text. Some browning, dampstaining, and foxing. Contemporary ink inscriptions on title-page, contemporary ink date on upper margin of p. v. A good copy of a fragile work. $450 First edition, a moral guide book that serves to impart virtue and advice to readers on a variety of subjects: taste, time management, study, the cultivation of reason, friendship, aging, death, the “different and absurd notions which men entertain of God,” of the duty of parents in education, children, good and evil, business, the omnipresence of God, and much more. OCLC identifies the author as “J. Torrey,” but we were unable to find any biographical information, including his or her dates. In the “Advertisement,” the author provides an explanation for withholding his/her name, which is stated as follows: “For as the morals of a divine add no little weight to the doctrine he would inculcate from the pulpit; so the life of a writer equally diminishes, or adds, to the regard the public pay his works” (p. v). In his “To the Reader” section, the author writes: “…my chief aim and design in this composition is to promote the principles of morality and religion, and to render youth vigilant in discharging the social and relative duties in the several stations of life; by instilling into their minds such maxims of virtue and good-breeding, as tend to eradicate local prejudices and rusticity of manners” (p. ix).

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One of 100 Copies Printed by the Pear Tree Press 21. GUTHRIE, James. The Wild Garden. Verses for Children. Flansham, Bognor, Sussex: The Pear Tree Press, [1924]. Small folio. [1, blank], [20], [2, blank] ff. Text etched and hand-printed intaglio style in a variety of colors by Guthrie. Decorative half-title and title-page. Poems printed on rectos only. Leaves bound with red thread and laid within a folder, front wrapper lettered in gilt, rear wrapper stamped in blind. Light offsetting from text. A fine copy in a slightly worn slipcase with a printed paper label. $950 One of 100 copies designed and printed by the author. Also signed by him in ink on the colophon. The pages were initially written out by Edith C. Goodman. Four of these poems previously appeared in an earlier work also entitled The Wild Garden (1922). Joshua James Guthrie (1874-1952), a Scotsman who moved to London as a child, was an artist, typographer, printer, the father of artist Robin Guthrie (1902-1971), and founder of the Pear Tree Press. Guthrie started the press in 1899 when he was living at Pear Tree Cottage in Ingrave, Essex, England. He was particularly interested in wood engraving, designing bookplates and intaglio printing. Eventually, he relocated the press to Shorne in Kent, then Harting in Sussex, before deciding to settle in Flansham near Bognor Regis, Sussex in 1907. The first book the Pear Tree Press printed was a collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s poetry. The Wild Garden is a collection of seventeen poems about a variety of themes including fairies, flowers, butterflies, trees, sadness, and winter. (See UC Santa Barbara’s Online Archive of California website: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0v19p98j/).

Item #21

With Four Woodcuts

22. HARVEY, William, illustrator. Sinbad the Voyager; Robin Hood Ballads; And Other Stories. London: Geo. Routledge & Co., 1853. Small octavo. [2], [130] pp. Engraved frontispiece and three woodcuts in text. Original dark blue cloth stamped in gilt and blind. A little edgewear, old pencil signature on front flyleaf. A very good copy of a rare book. $125 The present work is part of the George Routledge Illustrated One Shilling Juveniles series and includes the following stories: “Sinbad the Sailor,” John Keats’ poem “The Eve of St. Agnes,” “The True History of Lucian of Samosata,” and “Robin Hood Ballads.” William Harvey (1796-1866) was born in Newcastle where he was apprenticed to Thomas Bewick, the father of English wood-engraving. He became Bewick’s favorite pupil and created many blocks for Bewick’s “Aesop’s Fables.” OCLC lists only modern editions with the Harvey illustrations.

Music For the Amusement of Children 23. [HOOK, James, composer]. A Christmas Box Containing the Following Bagatelles[:] Goosy Goosy Gander, See Saw Margery Daw, Little Jack Horner, Sat in a Corner, Hey Diddle Diddle, The Cat & the Fiddle…Set to Music by Mr. Hook. London: Printed & Sold at A. Bland & Weller’s Music Warehouse, [1796]. Folio. [2], 13, [1, blank] pp. + [4, entitled “Juvenile Amusements” from Vol. II?] pp. bound in. Vol. II is entitled A Christmas Box Containing the Following Bagatelles for Juvenile Amusement. Engraved title-page and thirteen pages of engraved music. Disbound. Very little foxing. 1 ½” tear on p. 13, intruding slightly into printed music, but not affecting legibility. Two small holes to the same page with minor partial loss to one musical note. A handful of small chips and tears to margins. Discreet contemporary ink signature to verso of p. 13. A good copy of a fragile work. $750 First edition, not in ESTC. OCLC lists a second volume (circa 1797) and a third volume (dated 1798). All volumes and editions are scarce. James Hook (1746-1827) was an organist and composer. His output was extensive, including keyboard concertos, cantatas, and over 2,000 songs. The present work includes the music for twelve songs (Oxford DNB). OCLC records one copy in Germany. ESTC lists no copies. COPAC notes

approximately a dozen copies of the first volume, all in Britain, and fewer than five copies of Vols. II and III.

Item #23

Children’s Book of Historical Anecdotes, with Five Copper-Plate Engravings

24. [JOHNSON, Richard]. Choice Scraps, Historical and Biographical…London: E. Newfery [i.e. Newbery], [circa 1790]. Twentyfourmo. 142, [2, publisher’s ads] pp. Five copper-plate engravings, including frontispiece, of Frederick, King of Prussia, on horseback, Cyrus II of Persia, Cincinnatus, and Marcus Atilius Regulus. Rebound by Philip Dusel in green morocco over marbled boards. Light foxing, two illustrations have been partially colored red. Contemporary ink signature on recto of preliminary blank. A very good copy of a scarce work. $850 First edition, a work for youth that includes information about such figures as Cyrus the Great (600-530 b.c.), Socrates, Peter I of Russia (1672-1725), and others. We were unable to find much biographical information about Richard Johnson (1733/4-1793). He wrote a number of works for young persons, including Moral Sketches for Young Minds (1790). He also translated and reinterpreted The Arabian Nights under the title The Oriental Moralist (circa 1790). ESTC records three copies, two in North America at University of Mississippi and the Toronto Public Library.

Roscoe, John Newbery and His Successors: A Bibliography, J55(I).

Item #24

With Six Engravings of Men and Women Symbolizing Avarice, Envy, Justice, etc.

25. [JOHNSON, Richard, translator?]. Moral Sketches for Young Minds. London: Printed for E. Newbery, 1797. Twentyfourmo. 180 pp. Six engravings, including frontispiece, of persons symbolizing avarice, envy, justice, etc. Rebound to style by Philip Dusel in quarter green morocco over marbled boards, gilt-ruled and gilt-lettered spine. Very minor foxing, small portion of last illustration (“Justice”) faintly colored red. A very good copy. $750 Second edition(?), a work that contains short essays about the “Moral Duties” of life and explores the subjects of friendship, self-love, education, talkativeness, laws, old age, etc. In the “Advertisement,” Johnson states that the essays “were originally written in French by a Pen, which Death has long since silenced” and that he enjoyed translating them into English (p. iv). He does not reveal the title of the work that the essays are from. The first edition of Moral Sketches was published in 1790. It is difficult to determine what the differences are (if any) between the two editions without being able to compare them. Both the 1790 edition and the 1797 edition are scarce. We were unable to find much biographical information about Richard Johnson (1733/4-1793). He wrote a number of works for young persons, including Choice Scraps (circa 1790). Johnson also translated and reinterpreted The Arabian Nights under the title The Oriental Moralist (circa 1790). Johnson further states in “The Advertisement” that “If a Work solely intended to promote Virtue and Morality, to arm the rising Generation against the prevailing Follies of the Age, and to point out to them those Objects which must regulate their Welfare here and hereafter, be worthy of the

Patronage of good Parents, Friends, and Guardians of Children, then these Moral Sketches have little to fear on account of the Reception they will meet with” (p. iv). ESTC records five copies of the present work, four in the United States at Indiana University, Miami University, Pierpont Morgan Library, and UCLA. Roscoe, John Newbery and His Successors: A Bibliography, J247(2).

Item #25

Natural History for Children by

The Only Woman to Edit a Major Victorian Periodical Before the 1860s, Illustrated with Eighteen Engravings

26. [JOHNSTONE, Christian Isobel]. Scenes of Industry Displayed in the Bee-Hive and the Ant-Hill. London: John Harris, [1827]. Twelvemo. [xii], 212, [4, publisher’s ads] pp. Six plates, including frontispiece, each plate with three engravings illustrating various portions of the text (flowers, beehives, birds, etc.); vignette title-page. Publisher’s red roan-backed pictorial boards. Binding extremities lightly worn, corners slightly rubbed. Boards lightly soiled. Minor offsetting from frontispiece and publisher’s ads, intermittent very trivial foxing to leaves. Short closed tear to gutter margin of title-page. Contemporary ink inscription on front flyleaf. A very good copy. $600 First edition, a work of natural history for children. Christian Isobel Johnstone (1781-1857) was a journalist and author. She published her first novel Clan-Albin anonymously in 1815. Along with her husband, she was the editor of the newspaper The Inverness Courier and wrote on domestic topics. Many of her domestic articles were published as The cook and housewife’s manual…by Mistress Margaret Dods in 1826, which was printed in several subsequent editions.

Johnstone then became the editor of Tait’s magazine, wrote articles that were feminist in theme, and was the only woman journalist to edit a major Victorian periodical before the 1860s (Oxford DNB). Scenes of Industry, written in the style of a novel, is divided into two parts, and explores its subjects through dialogue. The first part introduces the reader to a “History of Bees,” and is concerned with: the structure and internal workings of the bee-hive, descriptions of the queen, the drone, and the working bee, the collection of pollen, the production of honey, and the enemies of bees (wasps, hornets, moths, woodpeckers, etc.). The second part focuses on the different types of ants, descriptions of their nests, workers and queens, how ants communicate via their antennae, how they survive during winter, and compound anthills. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English, pp. 585-586. 27. The Juvenile Sketch-Book, Containing Original and Select Stories. Boston: N.S. Simpkins & Co., 1828. Twelvemo. 98 pp. Publisher’s roan over pictorial boards, spine lettered and double-ruled in gilt. Binding extremities somewhat worn. A few letters printed on boards affected by wear and slight soiling, but legible overall. Small chip to tail of spine. Dampstain to front pastedown and upper margins of preliminary leaves. Intermittent slight browning. Very minor tear to outer corner of pp. 97-98. Small darkstain to pp. 88-91, touching text but not affecting legibility. Contemporary signature on front flyleaf. A very good copy. $300 First edition. A second volume was published in the same year. We were unable to find any information about the authors of the stories in the present work, though it is noted that one of the stories was found among the papers of one Frederick Henry Wilson. The Juvenile Sketch-Book “consists of short narrative and descriptive pieces…to gratify the taste and improve the character of youth…” American Imprints #33746.

Item #27

Education for Boys and Girls, Discussed by an Eighteenth-Century Feminist

28. [LAMBERT, Anne Thérèse, marquise de]. Avis d’une mere à son fils, et à sa fille. Paris: Etienne Ganeau, 1734. Twelvemo. [4], 207, [5, approbation and privilege] pp. Engraved title-page vignette. Contemporary calf, gilt-decorated spine with brown leather label, edges sprinkled red. Old book label on front pastedown. Joints, corners lightly rubbed, but generally a very good, clean copy. $450 Early edition of a significant early book on the education of both sexes, attributed to the Marquise de Lambert (1647-1733). Lambert ran a celebrated salon, which was frequented by Fenelon, Montesquieu, La Rochefoucauld, and others. In the present work, she laments the fact that women are not given more educational opportunities. She recommends a very broad education for women, including Latin and some science. For both sexes, she recommends the cultivation of modesty and good taste. This work first appeared in 1728. Though it has been reprinted numerous times and translated into several languages (the English edition first appeared in 1729), the early editions are scarce. OCLC lists seven copies of the first edition and three of the present edition.

Education for Boys and Girls

29. [LE MORE (Abbé)]. Principes d’institution, ou de la manière d’elever les enfans des deux sexes par rapport au corps, à l’esprit et au Coeur…Paris: Veuve Desaint, 1774. Twelvemo. xvi, 464 pp. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine with burgundy morocco label, blue marbled edges. A fine copy. $750 First and apparently only edition of a comprehensive study of education of both boys and girls. This work focuses on the food and clothing of students, exercises, diseases, moral education, study habits, training for specific occupations, schooling and marriage, happiness, etc. Little is known about the Abbé Le More. He is the author of one other work that we could find, Le maître d’histoire, ou Chronologie élémentaire, historique et raisonée des principals histoires…(1776). OCLC and RLIN together list copies at Harvard, Pennsylvania, Stanford, and the United States Military Academy, New York.

Educational Encyclopedia

30. LOS-RIOS, Mdlle. [Charlotte-Marie de]. L’Encyclopédie enfantine, ou Magazin pour les petits enfans…Edition augmentée. Dresde: Chez les Frères Walther, 1791. Octavo. [2], 233, [3] pp. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title-page vignette. Original light blue boards, gilt paper spine label, author’s name in manuscript on spine. Spine lightly browned, a little foxing to covers, occasional light foxing to text. A very good copy overall. $1,250 “Edition augmentée,” though with the same collation as the 1771 Dresden apparent first edition, with a cancel title-page, leading one to believe it is simply a later issue of the first edition. All editions are rare. This work is sometimes attributed to Angélique de Los Rios. L’Encyclopédie is divided into several sections, including etiquette and “good grace,” precepts of a father to his children, general ideas and definitions of things that children ought to be taught, short definitions of the different arts and sciences, and precepts of civilized life. Various different stylistic formats are used, including poems, fables, and a series of questions and answers, in an effort to make this didactic work more accessible. The terminal ads list other works by this author. Charlotte-Marie de Los Rios, who wrote a series of educational works, came from a family of printers. Her father was the Lyonnaise printer Jean Mesplet, her uncle was the Avignon printer François-Prothade Girard, and her brother, Fleury Mesplet, was the founder of the first Canadian newspaper. Her mother, Antoinette, was arrested for trying to smuggle prohibited books from Lyon to her brother-in-law in Avignon. Charlotte-Marie’s husband, Jean-François de Los Rios, gained notoriety as an occasional dealer in prohibited books. He also wrote a number of books himself and was instrumental in promoting his wife’s educational works.

Item #30

With Seven Hand-Colored Illustrations of Little Girls

31. [LOVECHILD, Solomon, pseudonym]. Sketches of Little Girls. London: Dean and Munday, [c. 1840]. Quarto. 63 pp. Engraved, hand-colored frontispiece and six engravings, each depicting one of the little girls in the various stories. Publisher’s brown cloth lettered in gilt and decoratively tooled in blind. Binding extremities lightly rubbed, spine slightly toned. Minor soiling to cloth. Hinges cracked and a few gatherings also cracked at gutter margin, but holding. 2” closed tear to gutter margin of pp. 62-63. Remnants of red adhesive, probably wax, on front and rear endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription of Ellen Katherine Sheppard of Oxfordshire (d. circa 1912), likely founder of the charitable Sheppard Trust, and small bookseller’s ticket on front pastedown. Faded bookseller’s rubber stamp on verso of terminal blank. A good copy of a fragile work. $500 Third edition with the Dean and Munday imprint (also published with a Dean & Son imprint in various years). All imprints and editions are scarce. We were unable to find much about Solomon Lovechild; the name is very likely a pseudonym. Sketches of Little Girls has been attributed to a number of writers, including Ellenor Fenn and Miss Julie Corner, though the former has been disputed. In the introduction, the author writes, “…there was a great talk about a book that has lately made its appearance in the world, called Sketches of Young Ladies, which has become very popular, not only in London, but had found its way into every little town and village in the United Kingdom. But as it was intended principally for the grown-up young ladies, they kept it quite to themselves, so that the little misses could only get a peep now and then…Therefore, I thought it would be but fair that the little girls should have a book of their own…and I…determined to do them justice, by dedicating a work to the ‘Little Ladies of Great Britain and Ireland:’ taking my sketches from those who resided in my favourite village…and I think it will be found that most little girls resemble one or the other of those I am about to describe” (pp. 7-8).

Item #31

Collections of Stories for Children by An Important Figure

in the History of Women’s Education 32. [MARCET, Jane Haldimand]. Stories for Young Children. London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. Sixteenmo. [4], 103, [1, colophon] pp. Contemporary red roan over yellow marbled boards, gilt spine in five compartments. Binding extremities a bit rubbed. Hinges cracked, front hinge holding slightly. Minor foxing, the occasional minor smudge. Darkstaining to upper margins of pp. 91-99 and gutter margin of pp. 102-103. Contemporary ink inscription on recto of front flyleaf. Small bookseller’s ticket on upper front pastedown. A good copy of a fragile, scarce work. $300 First edition. Jane Haldimand Marcet (1769-1858) was the wife of physician Alexander Marcet (1770-1822), and a friend of Maria Edgeworth. At their home, she and her husband entertained some of the most distinguished scientists and thinkers of their time. She wrote Conversations on Natural Philosophy (1819) and Conversations on Chemistry, Intended More Especially for the Female Sex (1805), one of the first elementary science textbooks. These were followed by Conversations on Political Economy (1816). As a result of her scientific and political publications, Marcet is considered an important figure in the history of women’s education. However, her works for children, including the classic text Mary’s Grammar (1835), were her most successful. The present work contains two stories, “The House Building” and “The Three Pits” (Oxford DNB). Feminist Companion to Literature in English, p. 713. OCLC lists eight copies, only two in the United States at Princeton and University of Florida.

Item #32

Geography and Astronomy for Young People,

With Nine Engraved Folding Plates, Including Seven Maps 33. MENTELLE, [Edme Jany]. Cosmographie Élementaire, Divisée en Parties Astronomique et Géographique…Paris: Chez l’Auteur, 1781. Octavo. xxiv, 429, [3] pp. Illustrated with nine engraved folding plates, seven of which are maps of Africa, the United States, France, Europe, Asia, South America, and the world. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine in six compartments with gilt-lettered brown morocco label. Edges stained red, marbled endpapers. Binding extremities very slightly rubbed, two minor wormholes near spine on front cover and one on lower rear board. Minor light stains to lower margins of pp. 207-210, 295-298 touching a few letters, but not affecting legibility, and 303-304. Small closed 1” tear to outer margin of pp. 211-212. Small hole to pp. 295-296 with loss of two letters. A very good copy. $650 First edition, an introductory work of geography and astronomy for young people. Edme Mentelle’s (1730-1815) works included poems and comedic plays. He later studied geography, which he eventually taught at the École Militaire in the 1760s. Mentelle also taught geography to the royal household and, in 1786, he designed a globe, which is still on display in the Dauphin’s apartments at the Palace of Versailles. In the preface to Cosmographie, Mentelle states that his work is meant to serve as a description of the universe. It is divided into two parts, Astronomy (pp. 9-244) and Geography (pp.245-427). For a more in-depth study of the subjects, he refers readers to his seven-volume work for adults Géographie comparée (1778-1784). Cioranescu 44344.

Item #33

Moral Guidance for Young Persons,

Featuring Prefatory Approbation from Benjamin Franklin 34. [MOORE, Milcah Martha]. Miscellanies, Moral and Instructive, in Prose and Verse; Collected from Various Authors, for the Use of Schools, and Improvement of Young Persons of Both Sexes. Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph James, 1787. Twelvemo. 202, [2, publisher’s ads] pp. Contemporary full sheep, spine in six compartments double-ruled in gilt with gilt-lettered red morocco label. Binding extremities lightly worn. Hinges cracked, but sound. Margins a bit shaved with the partial loss of a few letters at the beginning. Light foxing and browning. Some soiling and staining throughout, at times intruding into text, but never affecting legibility. Contemporary ink signature to upper margin of title-page and gutter margin of p. 11. A good copy in a very good binding. $950 First edition. The preface includes brief approbation from Benjamin Franklin, which is as follows: “I have read, with much pleasure, the manuscript specimen communicated to me of the Miscellanies in Prose and Verse. I am glad to hear they are now ordered for the press. “A book containing so many well chosen sentiments, and excellent instructions, put into the hands of our children, cannot but be highly useful to the rising generation” (p. iv). Milcah Martha Moore (1740-1829) was a Quaker poet, teacher, and anthologist. She was disowned by the Philadelphia Quakers after marrying her first cousin Dr. Charles Moore. Miscellanies primarily consists of moral passages, including extracts from Anne Finch, Alexander Pope, Dr. Samuel Johnson, the poet William Cowper, Plutarch, Plato, and others on a plethora of subjects including poverty, selfishness, humanity, fortitude, anger, virtue, etc. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English, pp. 757-758. 35. MURRY, Ann. Mentoria; or The Young Ladies’ Instructor; in Familiar Conversations, on Moral and Entertaining Subjects. Calculated to improve young minds in the Essential as well as Ornamental Parts of Female Education. The tenth edition. London: Printed for J. Mawman…[et. al]., 1807. Twelvemo. xii, 252 pp. Two engraved plates, one of a generic map, and one of geometrical shapes. Full mottled sheep, spine ruled in gilt. Old manuscript label on spine. A very good copy. $250 Later edition, a popular conduct book for young women, called “the tenth edition” on the title-page, but actually a bit later. First published in 1778, it went through eleven editions and a sequel by the end of the eighteenth century. The second

edition (1780) was owned by Jane Austen and was given to her niece Anna in 1801. It is now on display at Chawton. All editions are uncommon. The text is a series of dialogues between the teacher, Mentoria, and her two aristocratic and precocious pupils, Lady Mary and Lady Louisa. Subjects include orthography, elocution, geography, politeness, history, the derivation of words, church-service, and the virtues of industry, truth, and sincerity. See Alston III, 338 and Darton G691 listing other editions. 36. [PANCKOUCKE, Andre-Joseph]. Les etudes convenables aux demoiselles, Contenant la Grammaire, la Poesie, la Rhétorique, le Commerce des Lettres, la Chronologie, la Géographie, l’Histoire, la Fable Heroique, la Fable Morale, les Regles de la Bienfeance & un court Traité d’Arithmétique. Ouvrage destiné aux jeunes Pensionnaires des Communautés & Maisons Religieuses. A Lille: Chez André-Joseph Panckoucke…Chez Tillard…1749. Two volumes, twelvemo. xxxvi, 479; [2], 534, [3] pp. Contemporary calf, gilt-decorated spines with pastepaper labels, edges stained red. Corners, head of spine of Vol. II lightly worn. A very good set. $750 First edition, an often reprinted schoolbook for young women, published by André-Joseph Panckoucke (1700-1753), the founder of the Panckoucke publishing firm. The Panckouckes were known for publishing educational manuals and reference books. André-Joseph’s son Charles Joseph carried the company into the Enlightenment with his publication of l’Encyclopédie méthodique (1780). The first edition is quite uncommon: OCLC lists copies at Bryn Mawr and the University of Wisconsin only in North America. Subjects dealt with include grammar, poetry, history, geography, and arithmetic. In the preface, the author lauds women as educators of families and moral exemplars of men. Cioranescu 488942.

Astronomy for Children with Four Large Fold-Out Lithographic Plates

37. PERRAULT-MAYNAND, Aloyd [or Alois]. Uranographie de la jeunesse, ou Leçcons de sphere d’astronomie, démontrées sans le secours de mathématiques. 3e edition. Lyon: Chez Perisse Frères, Libraires…Paris. Au Dépot Central de Libraire…1835. Twelvemo. viii, 335, [1, blank] pp. With four large fold-out lithographic plates. Contemporary blue marbled paste-paper boards with gilt red spine label. Binding extremities lightly worn, covers a bit scuffed. Intermittent light foxing and browning, mostly marginal, plates also a little foxed. Overall, a very good, clean copy. $950

Third edition, a rare introduction to astronomy and the use of spheres for young children. Originally published in 1832, this work went through eight editions by 1855. All are rare, and OCLC lists no copies of any edition outside of France. Perrault-Maynand gives a basic introduction to the history of astronomy, explaining the different theories of the solar system, with separate chapters on each of the planets, the fixed stars, the movements of tides, eclipses, etc. His primary objective, however, is to explain the use of globes, the final chapter providing a series of forty-three problems to be solved. The plates are very appealing, especially the last one depicting the “Planosphere Céleste presentant touts les Constellations visibles à Lyon.” We found little biographical information about the author. He was a prolific educational writer and “Chef de L’Institution” at an institution in Lyon, apparently a Catholic one, as some of his publications deal with ecclesiastical history. In 1834 he published Eucologium Catholicum. He also makes clear in the present work that the wonders of the heavens are “chef-d’oeuvre des mains du Créatur.” Houzeau and Lancaster 8173.

Item #37

Didactic Work for Young Readers, with Three Copper-Plate Engravings

38. [PINCHARD, Elizabeth Sibthorpe]. Dramatic Dialogues, for the Use of Young Persons. London: Printed for E. Newbery, 1792. Two volumes in one, octavo. [iii]-vii, [1, blank], 196, [2], 163 pp. Three copper-plate engravings. Contemporary tree calf, tooled in gilt, flat spine in six compartments with red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Binding extremities a bit worn. Hinges neatly repaired. Very light foxing, slight offsetting to margins. Small binder’s ticket and mid-twentieth century bookplate on front pastedown. A very good copy. $1,500 First edition of a didactic work for young readers.

Elizabeth Pinchard (Wikipedia.org gives her dates as 1791-1820) was a fan of such writers as Anna Barbauld (1743-1825) and Stéphanie Genlis (1746-1830). During her youth, she wrote The Blind Child (1791), publishing it under the pseudonym “A Lady.” Her first novel for adults was Mystery and Confidence, published in 1814, which was followed by The Ward of Delamere (1815). In her Preface, Pinchard writes, “…The Writer of this work does not…intend her Dramatic Dialogues to be performed; well aware that the length of the scenes, in some places, and the simplicity of the plot in all, would render them flat and heavy in representation. The motives by which she was induced to throw her Stories into Dialogue, were a belief that young people are easily captivated and interested by this manner of writing, and the convenience of avoiding the ‘said she,’ and ‘replied she,’ which becomes so fatiguing in a narration of any length, and which she was so often obliged to break in her last work” (pp. v-vi). The first volume of Dramatic Dialogues contains The Misfortunes of Anger, Sensibility, and The Little Trifler. The second volume contains The Little Country Visitor, Prince Henry, The Distrest Family, The Village Wedding, and Charles the First. OCLC lists eight copies in the U.S.

Item #38

With Twenty-Five Woodcut Engravings

39. The Poetic Gift: or Alphabet in Rhyme. New Haven: Published by S[idney] Babcock, 1842. Sixteenmo (3 ¾” x 2 ¼”). 16 pp. Twenty-five woodcuts, including frontispiece. Rear wrapper printed with ads. Publisher’s printed paper wrappers. Very

minor soiling to covers, light wear to upper corners. Slight foxing, else a fine copy of this fragile work. $350 An early printing of this small alphabet book for children. OCLC records the date of the present work, but lists no copies. It also lists editions with publication dates of 1838, 1840, circa the 1840s, and 1844. All editions are scarce. We were unable to find any biographical information about the author of The Poetic Gift, including his or her name and dates. The Poetic Gift contains three pages that are printed with various cases of the alphabet followed by italicized letters and graphemes (such as “œ,” “æ,” etc.). Rhyming verses accompany the letters (“A is for Ann who had a Lamb / On which she doated quite; B stands for Bull, who ran at Sam, And made him scream with fright”), each of which is illustrated with an engraving. The illustrations depict children engaged in various activities, including playing a game that appears to be baseball, digging in a garden, jumping rope, and feeding chicks.

Item #39

Locke’s Principles Explained to Young People,

By the Translator of the Latin “Letter on Toleration”

40. [POPPLE, William]. A Rational Catechism. Amsterdam: Printed for the Widow of J.J. Schipper, 1712. Twelvemo. [xiv], 106 pp. With the poem “Advice to a Son” printed at pp. 100-106. Contemporary mottled calf. Gilt spine, tooled in compartments, yellow silk ribbon marker. Edges sprinkled red. Binding extremities lightly rubbed, front joint cracked, but sound. The Macclesfield copy, with the blindstamps, shelfmarks, and the South Library bookplate. $2,000

Second edition, not so stated, of this book of a father’s advice to his children, presented in the form of a catechism between father and son, and dedicated to his “dearest daughters” with a long quote from Locke’s On Education on the title-page. The work is a significant distillation of the principles of toleration, first published in 1687. William Popple (1638-1708) was a successful merchant in Hull before moving to Bordeaux, where he lived from 1670 to 1688. After returning to London, he met William Penn and became secretary of the Dry Club, established by John Locke to debate issues of religious liberty. He also translated Locke’s Letter on Toleration (1689) from the Latin. When Locke was appointed a commissioner of the Board of Trade in 1696, Popple became the board’s secretary. Though this is a dialogue between a father and son, the dedication to his daughters states: “I am desirous that it may be a common memorial of me unto all of you, when I shall be no more, I therefore make it yours also by this dedication: And for the same reason, I have likewise added unto it a copy of that advice which I formerly gave him, in such verse as my unpractised Muse then dictated: “These Truths are pregnant. Fil thy store; Then Til, then Sow thy Ground. Blow thine own Spark; And sit not sleeping in the Dark…”

Item #40

Rare Child’s Spelling Aid,

with Twenty-Six Color Illustrations of Animals and People 41. The Primary Spelling Disk. W. Somerville, Massachusetts: H.A. Chamberlin, [circa 1880s]. 11” in diameter, printed on heavy card stock, cut in concentric circular shapes of varying sizes, the largest of which is framed with a thin layer of metal. The largest circle also features twenty-six color illustrations of animals and people along

with their names printed in all-capital block letters. The second (pink), third (lavender), forth (green), and fifth (yellow) circles are printed with the letters of the alphabet and have small metal turning knobs. Cardstock lightly worn in a few spots with trivial spots or smudges, else a fine copy of a scarce, fragile work. $300 First (and likely only) edition. The Primary Spelling Disk came in two designs, the first with pictures of animals (the present work) and the second with pictures of objects. Each were published at fifty-cents. The “Directions for Using the Primary Spelling Disk,” printed on the verso, state: “Select an object on the large disk. Turn the next disk until the first letter of the word wanted is opposite the object. Hold this disk in place and turn the next in the same way for the next letter, and so on until the word is spelled. “On this particular disk words of three or four letters can be used. In spelling words of three letters the centre disk is turned so that only three letters are seen, and in words of four letters the disk is turned so the letter needed to complete the word is exposed. “The educational value of the disk can be greatly increased by substituting other words than those used on this disk.” OCLC lists no copies.

Item #41

A Work for Young Readers that

Connects Botany with Astronomy

42. [ROBERTS, Mary]. The Wonders of the Vegetable Kingdom Displayed. In a Series of Letters. London: Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1822. Octavo. viii, 243, [1,

errata] pp. Contemporary full calf, boards doubled-ruled in gilt, gilt-tooled spine in six compartments with repeating leaf and vine pattern and green morocco label lettered in gilt. Hinges cracked, but sound. Small ¼” split to upper front joint and small 1” split to upper rear joint. Light offsetting from frontispiece. Minor foxing to gutter margins of a few leaves in signature I. The occasional small smudge. Contemporary ink signature on upper preliminary blank. A very good copy. $600 First edition, a work for young readers that connects botany to astronomy with chapters on the structure of a tree, sap vessels, the formation and function of leaves, names and functions of roots, different sorts of blossoms and nectaries, descriptions of different kinds of flowers, the dissemination of seeds and the process of vegetation. Mary Roberts (1788-1864) was born to a Quaker family. Growing up in the countryside, she developed an interest in natural history, which served as the basis for her best known work, Annals of My Village, which described the village of Sheepscombe and provided valuable insights into natural history and daily rural life at the turn of the nineteenth century. Her final work, A Popular History of the Mollusca, was published in 1851 (Oxford DNB). The Feminist Companion to Literature in English, p. 910. OCLC lists five copies in the United States.

Item #42

Instructions on Christian Education and Conduct for Young People,

with Several Chapters Focused on Girls and Women 43. [SALAS, L’Abbé]. De l’éducation chrétienne des jeunes gens ouvrage distribué en plusieurs Instructions sur les sujets les plus importans de la morale. Paris: André Delaguette,

1740. Twelvemo. xxiii, 354 [misprinted 554], [2, approbation] pp. Engraved headpieces, initial letters, and vignettes. Contemporary calf, spine in six compartments with repeating gilt floral design and gilt-lettered brown morocco label. Marbled edges and endpapers. Binding extremities a bit worn, light rubbing to corners. Small 1” crack to upper front board, very minor portion of crown of spine worn away. Endpapers show slight wear, small hole to front flyleaf. Contemporary ink inscription on verso of front flyleaf, discreet contemporary ink signature on title-page. A very good copy. $350 First edition, a moral conduct book for young people that devotes several chapters to the instruction of daughters (mothers’ mistaken belief that they can successfully establish their daughters advantageously by introducing them to the world, Saint Jerome’s ideas on a Lady of Quality, appropriate reading material for girls, the Apostles and their opinions on the manner of female dress and appearance, immodesty of adornments, etc). Other topics include the sorts of entertainment and activities that ought to be afforded young people, how parents might provide their children with a Christian education that will prepare them for God’s calling, etc. We were unable to find any biographical information about the Abbé Salas, including his dates. OCLC notes seven copies of this work under the title De l’education chretienne des jeunes, none in the United States; OCLC also notes five copies of a book with a similar title and subtitle (De l’education des filles: ouvrage distribute en plusiers instructions sur les sujets les plus importans de la morale) that is likely the same work, only two of which are in the United States at the University of Wisconsin (Madison) and Binghamton University (NY). Not in Cioranescu.

Botanical Work for Young Readers with Four Hand-Colored Illustrations 44. SMITH, C[aroline] M[ary]. Eva & Her Playfellows. A Book of Entertainment. London: Dean and Son, [circa 1860]. Octavo. [1], [1, blank], [1], [1, blank], 255, [1, blank], [4, ads] pp. Errata leaf tipped-in before ads. Four hand-colored illustrations, including frontispiece and title-page. Publisher’s red cloth tooled decoratively in blind and gilt, all edges gilt. Yellow coated endpapers. Corners slightly rubbed, gilt a bit faded. Minor soling and toning to cloth. Lacking front flyleaf. Contemporary ink signature on front pastedown. A few leaves at front and rear very slightly foxed. A very good, tight copy. $350 First edition of a botanical work for children. We were unable to find much information about Caroline Mary Smith, including her dates, except that she wrote several other works, including Magdalen

Havering (1861) and Grace Alford; or, The Way of Unselfishness (1865). Eva & Her Playfellows is a fictional work that is primarily narrated through dialogue between a child named Eva and several talking flowers, including a buttercup, a shepherd’s purse, a dandelion, and a flax flower. OCLC lists seven copies in the U.S.

Item #44

Grolier Club’s 100 Books Famous in Children’s Literature, #37,

A Work that Originated the “Arab Fiction” Genre, with Six Full-Page Engravings and Three Textual Illustrations

45. [SMITH, Sarah]. Jessica’s First Prayer. By the Author of “Fern’s Hollow,” etc. London: The Religious Tract Society, [1867]. [with: Three early reprints of the same work.] Sixteenmo. 92, [4, publisher’s ads] pp. Frontispiece, six full-page engravings, and three textual illustrations. Publisher’s blue cloth, front board stamped in gilt. Binding extremities lightly worn. Spine and edges of boards have minor toning. Front hinge cracked, but sound. Endpapers slightly foxed, the occasional small smudge or stain. Contemporary ink gift inscription on front flyleaf. Overall, a very good copy of a fragile work. Early reprints bound in red or green cloth and in the same format as the first with light wear and minor soiling to some boards. Very good copies. $950 First edition of a work that originated the genre of ‘Arab fiction’ – sentimental stories about poverty stricken young persons on the streets of Victorian cities. Sarah Smith’s (1832-1911, pseudonym Hesba Stretton) “first story was published in 1859 by Charles Dickens…Her first children’s book was Fern’s Hollow, but it was with her sixth, Jessica’s First Prayer, that [she] made her mark... Readers first encounter Jessica as ‘a pair of very bright dark eyes fastened upon…slices of bread

and butter…with a gaze as hungry as that of a mouse which has been driven by famine into a trap.’ Over the course of the story, Jessica is not only rescued from poverty but becomes a Christian, her simple piety reforming other characters. Stretton, one of the founders of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, wrote out a deep commitment to raising awareness of the conditions in which children like Jessica lived. “Translated into every European language and briefly used in all Russian schools, Jessica’s First Prayer was also transported to Asia and Africa by Christian missionaries…” (Grolier 100 Books Famous in Children’s Literature, p. 162). Oxford DNB. Grolier 100 Books Famous in Children’s Literature, #37. OCLC records three copies, none in North America.

Item #45

Introduction to Arithmetic and Algebra for Young Students,

“The foundation of all our mathematical enquiries…” 46. STERRY, Consider and John. The American Youth: Being a New and Complete Course of Introductory Mathematics: Designed for the Use of Students. Vol. I. Providence: Bennett Wheeler for the Authors, 1790. Octavo. 398, [1, table] pp. Illustrated with numerous mathematical equations. Contemporary calf, gilt-ruled spine with gilt-lettered red morocco spine label. Binding extremities a bit worn, boards lightly scuffed. Some browning and foxing. A few tears to front flyleaf, small hole to pp. 73-74 with partial loss of two letters. Early nineteenth century ink inscription on front flyleaf. A very good copy. $850

First edition, an introductory work to arithmetic and algebra, which the authors refer to as “the foundation of all our mathematical enquiries” (p. v) Though the title page states that this is Vol. I, only one volume was ever published. We were able to find very little biographical information about the authors, who were brothers. Consider Sterry’s dates are given by ESTC as 1761-1817. John Sterry (1766-1823) was a Providence-born Baptist clergyman. He was the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Norwich, Connecticut; while there, he devoted most of his leisure time to work of a literary nature, including editing a newspaper (Report of the Commissioner of Education, Vol. I., p. 809). In their preface, the authors write: “…In delivering the rudiments of [arithmetic and algebra], we have particularly consulted the ease and accommodation of the learner, by confining everything within the sphere of the ingenious student, and therefore, exploding those tedious and complicated explanations, which are commonly to be found in authors on this subject” (pp. v-vii). Evans 22910.

Item #46

Detailed Work of Natural History for Children and the Author’s First Book

47. [STRICKLAND, Agnes]. The Moss-House: in which Many of the Works of Nature are Rendered a Source of Amusement to Children. London: William Darton, 1822. Twelvemo. [8], 172 pp. Pages [169]-172 consist of a publisher’s catalogue. Five engraved plates and engraved “presentation” page. Marbled boards rebacked in recent black morocco. Binding extremities slightly rubbed, minor wear to corners. A bit of dampstaining to rear board. Light foxing, slight offsetting from plates, and plates

somewhat toned. Fourth plate, last two leaves, and rear pastedown partially dampstained. Small bookseller’s ticket on upper corner of front pastedown. Contemporary ink signature partially crossed out on front pastedown, contemporary ink inscriptions on front flyleaf and on “presentation” page. A very good, tight copy. $300 First edition, a book on natural history for children, with much on exotic botany, hence the “Moss-House.” The plates are very detailed and include one of Benjamin Franklin flying his kite. Agnes Strickland (1796-1894) had a host of literary contacts including Robert Southey and Charles Lamb. With her sister Elizabeth, she authored a series of biographies of the English queens entitled Lives of the Queens of England (1840-1848), which owed much to Catholic priest John Lingard’s History of England (1819-1830). She also wrote The Queens of Scotland (1850) and was commissioned to write Victoria from Birth to Bridal for the queen, who was critical of the work’s factuality. The protagonist of The Moss-House is Llewellyn, a young boy who enjoys playing in the woods near his home and learning about nature, including various types of trees and animals, from his mother and companions (Oxford DNB). Darton H1501 (1). The Feminist Companion to Literature in English, p. 1040.

Item #48

Moral Stories for Children

48. [VAN DER BUCK, Mme]. Contes et conseils à Jeunes Enfans, Convenables à la première enfance, pour les deux sexes…Par l’Auteur d’une Année de Bonheur, et des Etrennes d’une Mère à ses Enfans. Paris: Ledentu, 1819. Twelvemo. 220 pp. With eight engraved

plates, each with two images, even though the title-page claims that there are twenty-four illustrations. Contemporary or slightly later pink boards with cream board backstrip, black spine label, printed in gilt, chipped. Lightly foxed throughout. A good, sound copy. One of the illustrations has been hand-colored. $300 First edition, a series of moral tales for children, generally showing how the child in the story misbehaved, but learned the error of his or her ways and started behaving properly. Titles include: “Aimée ou la petite fille légère et inappliquée”; “Anatole, ou les inconvéniens de l’ignorance”; “Césarine, ou la vanité corrigée”; etc. OCLC reports no copies in North American libraries.

Natural History and Science for Young Readers, With Five Engravings of A Young Girl in a Greenhouse,

Magnified Insects Wings, Sea Anemones, etc. 49. WAKEFIELD, Priscilla. Domestic Recreation; or Dialogues Illustrative of Natural and Scientific Subjects. London: Printed for Darton and Harvey, 1806. Twelvemo. vii, [1, blank], 215, [1, blank], [4, publisher’s ads] pp. Engraved frontispiece of a girl and a large man in a greenhouse and five engraved plates of magnified fish scales, insect wings, crystallization of salts, hair-like insects, worms, and sea anemones. Professionally rebound in green quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt-ruled and gilt-lettered spine. Light dampstaining to first few leaves, including frontispiece and title-page. Minor creasing to a few leaves, the occasional trivial smudge. Contemporary ink inscription on preliminary blank and later nineteenth-century ink inscription on front flyleaf. A very good copy. $650 First edition. Priscilla Wakefield (1750-1832) was an author, philanthropist, and the great granddaughter of Quaker martyr Robert Barclay, author of An Apology for the True Christian Divinity. She wrote a total of seventeen books, primarily moral tales, introductory works of natural history, and travelogues. Her books were successful because she produced works of didacticism and self-improvement, which middle-class parents were eager to buy. Wakefield’s works were filled with information, had a moral tone, and focused on then-contemporary real life experiences. Domestic Recreation, like many of her books, was composed in the then-burgeoning style of “progressive pedagogy based in domestic conversations; mothers often teach their own children, and girls receive as much attention as boys.” It features a mother and her daughters exploring various subjects, including the human eye, rainbows, sea anemones, insects, meteors birds, light and colors, and the evolution of civilization (Oxford DNB). Darton G992(2).The Feminist Companion to Literature in English, p. 1121.

OCLC lists only seven copies in the United States.

Item #49

French Language Encyclopedia for Young Readers,

Illustrated with Sixteen Engravings Depicting Mythological Characters, Agriculture and Its Tools, Crowns, etc.

50. WANOSTROCHT, N[icholas]. Petite Encyclopédie des jeunes gens: ou Définition Abrégée des Notions Relatives Aux Arts et Aux Sciences, à l’Astronomie…à la Geographie, à la l’Iconologie, Mythologie, à la Physique…London: W. Spilsbury, 1804. Octavo. [1, title], [1, blank], ii, v-vii, [1, blank], 272 pp. Sixteen engraved plates, each depicting some of the book’s wide range of topics, including mythological characters, architecture, agriculture and its tools, coats of arms, crowns, and armor. Contemporary tree calf, expertly rebacked with original spine laid down. Hinges reinforced with paper tape. Short closed tear to pp. 95-96 and 111-112, slightly intruding into text, but not affecting legibility. A few leaves very lightly creased. Contemporary ink signature on lower title-page. Engraved armorial bookplate of James Alexander Henryson-Caird on front pastedown. A very good copy of a scarce work. $950 Fourth edition, revised, corrected, and augmented by the author, of this children’s encyclopedia that covers a vast array of subjects including art, science, anatomy, mythology, history, and geography. We are unable to determine what the revisions and additions are without being able to compare it with previous editions. Nicolas Wanostracht (1745-1812) was the founder of Alfred House Academy and the great uncle of author Nicholas Wanostracht (1804-1876, pseudonym Nicholas Felix). He was the tutor of (Earl of Bathhurst) Henry Bathhurst’s children.

Wanostrocht wrote books on French language, grammar, and syntax, mostly for young readers. Alfred Academy was progressive at the time given its emphasis on French language and literature as opposed to the Greek and Latin classics. James Alexander Henryson-Caird (1847-1921) served in the House of Commons from 1857-1865. He was a farmer, landowner, agronomist, and advocate of free trade. All editions are uncommon. OCLC lists three copies of the present edition, only one in the U.S. at Brigham Young University.

Item #50

Ornithological Work for Young Readers, with Eight Engravings

51. WILLEMENT, Emily Elizabeth. Little Herbert’s Midsummer Holidays and Their Amusements; or, Conversations on Ornithology. London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co., 1850. Octavo. [5], [1, blank], [1], [1, blank], [1, contents], [1, blank], 117, [3, list of subscribers] pp. Eight engravings by F.G. Sargent. Publisher’s green cloth tooled in blind and gilt. Corners very slightly rubbed, cloth lightly toned. Front board has minor soiling. Light foxing, binder’s ticket on lower rear pastedown. A very good, tight copy. $350 First edition, an ornithological work for children intended to introduce young readers to both exotic bird species and the proper treatment of domesticated birds. We were unable to find much information about Emily Elizabeth Willement, including her dates. She wrote several others works, including A Bouquet from Flora’s Garden (1841) A Catechism of Familiar Things (1881), and The Conversations of Little Herbert and His Mother on Zoology (1848), of which the present work is a continuation. In the preface, Willement writes, “I have therefore resumed…the narrative of Herbert,

which opens at a new period of his existence – that of a schoolboy – in order to show how valuable and important are the benefits conferred on youth, by the early and affectionate instruction of a tender mother” (p. [5]). Little Herbert contains nine chapters that explore a variety of ornithological topics, such as: birds’ nests, the ostrich, birds of prey, poultry, and songbirds. Each chapter consists primarily of dialogue between the characters and concludes with a glossary of helpful words. OCLC lists six copies, five in the U.K. and one in the U.S. at the University of Florida.

Item #51

Panorama Book of Musical Notation for Children,

with Twelve Lithographic Illustrations

52. WILLIAMS, Miss C. [Cover title:] Musical Notes Learned in a Day, or the Child’s Pictorial Friend. Exeter: Sold by Messrs. Grant & Griffiths, Publishers, [1845?]. Small quarto. [2] pp. lithographic preface + panorama of 12 lithographic pages depicting various scenes, including one of Napoleon on horseback. Each page with two staves of music. Text and illustrations printed on one side only. The pages fold out accordion-style. Original quarter roan over printed boards. Binding extremities have a bit of wear, some light scuffs and minor soiling to covers, two small creases to lower corner of front board. Scattered very minor foxing. Small 1” tear to lower gutter margin of pp. 12-13. One minor chip and very small short closed tear to terminal blank. Contemporary ink correction to one letter in the “Preface.” A very good copy of a fragile work. $3,000 First edition. We were unable to find much about the author, including his or her full name and dates. In the “Preface,” the author writes, “Having for some years found it very difficult to impress on the memories of young children the notes in music, I was led to

associate with them figures and sentences, which method from its playful nature assimilated with the feelings of youth. “The pupils’ attention was…riveted, their progress facilitated beyond my expectations, and the pleasing success that has attended the adoption of this plan induces me to offer it to the Mothers of England, and the anxious instructors of Childhood” (pp. 1-2). The caption for each illustration is meant to assist children in memorizing the musical notes presented; for example, on the page that deals with spaces in the stave bass (A, C, E, and G) there is an illustration of a Chinese man in a field accompanied by the caption “A Chinese Employed Gathering” while on the page that deals with the lines below stave bass (E, C, A and F), there is a lithograph of an eagle with the caption “Eagle Catching a Fish.” OCLC lists only one copy in New York at the Morgan Library. No copies in COPAC.

Item #52

53. WOODLAND, Miss [M], pseudonym. Matilda Mortimer; or False Pride. Intended for the Use of Young Ladies. By Miss Woodland. London: Printed for M.J. Godwin, 1814. Twelvemo. [2], 153 pp. Engraved frontispiece. Contemporary half blue roan over marbled boards, spine gilt. Binding extremities slightly worn and scuffed, corners a bit rubbed. Very light foxing. Minor offsetting from frontispiece and to pp. 61-64 from previously laid-in object (likely a ribbon or string). Contemporary ink inscription on front flyleaf. A very good copy. $450 Second edition. The present work was first published by Benjamin Tabart in 1807 as the third part of a four-volume work “Tales for Mothers and Daughters”; it was then published separately by Tabart under the title Matilda Mortimer, A Moral Tale in 1809 and 1810. It was also published by Mary Jane Godwin as part of a two-volume set entitled Histories of Four Young Ladies (1814). All of these publications, including the present work, are scarce. We were unable to find much information about the author, including her full

name and dates, except that she was likely from Devon and that she wrote moral tales. Her stories, including the present work, “warn parents and guardians to ‘early inculcate those qualities which must adorn the daughter…filial piety, patience, self-command, and independence of mind…” (The Feminist Companion to Literature in English, p. 1184). OCLC records no copies of Matilda Mortimer. It records only one copy of Tabart’s “Mothers and Daughters,” which is in the UK; seven copies (three in North America) of the first separate edition published by Tabart; and only three sets of the Godwin Histories, all of which are in the United States.