Item #H26271 Young Child's Picture Book in Words of One Syllable (ca. 1868)
Young Child's Picture Book in Words of One Syllable (ca. 1868)
Young Child's Picture Book in Words of One Syllable (ca. 1868)
Young Child's Picture Book in Words of One Syllable (ca. 1868)
Young Child's Picture Book in Words of One Syllable (ca. 1868)

Young Child's Picture Book in Words of One Syllable (ca. 1868)

London: T. Nelson & Sons, Ca. 1868. Hardcover. 16mo, 5 x 3.5 inches, publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt spine, good plus with some wear, darkening and discoloration to cloth, inscription from 1868 on yellow coated endpapers, "Mrs. Millin to Wm D. McClung, May 1868." 64 pp, illlustrated, contents good to very good with some foxing, minor stains, toning. Over 30 individual stories of 2 pages each, and each illustrated with a little woodcut vignette. Unlike some later versions, these tales truly are told in words of one syllable, instead of multisyllabic words being hyphened up ("Rob-in-son Cru-soe" ...). Good. Item #H26271

Price: $25.00

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