COUSIN GRACE'S PRETTY STORY BOOKS NO. 4: NURSERY RHYMES
[circa 1850]
First edition of this scarce little collection of illustrated nursery rhymes, including classics like Little Miss Muffet and Bah Bah Black Sheep.
Chapbooks
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HARE AND MANY FRIENDS
[circa 1840s]
First edition of this tragic tale of a hare who finds out her animal friends are of the fair weather sort when she is being chased by hunters.
THE HISTORY OF TOM THUMB
[circa 1840s]
First edition of this chapbook collection of stories about the diminutive Tom Thumb, including his time in King Arthur's court and being eaten by a fish (twice).
MISS PECK'S ADVENTURES: The Second Part of the Conceited Pig
1848
Scarce first edition of this sequel to THE CONCEITED PIG, in which the heroine tries to alert the Queen that stars are falling from the sky.
THE BOOK OF FABLES, IN PROSE AND VERSE
[circa 1856]
First edition of this collection of moral poems and prose, with numerous woodcuts.
THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS AND THE HISTORY OF MOTHER GOOSE AND HER SON JACK
1856
First edition thus of this pair of beloved stories, published in the early years of "one of the most important" booksellers in Cleveland (Maurice Joblin).
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