McNAUGHTON, J.H. [John Hugh]

Peek-A-Boo! Polka; Cover title: To Miss Mary Christie of Caledonia, N.Y., Peek-a-Boo Polka

New York: Firth, Pond & Co., 547 Broadway, 1859. Wraps. [EPHEMERA]. Sarony, Major & Knapp, 449 Broadway, N.Y., Lithography. Folio (14” x 10 5/8”); 6pp; bifold with 2 leaves; chromolithograph pictorial wrapper; paper age-toned, chipping and soiling to edges, small closed tears, wrapper fold separated from foot up 10”; illustration bright; good. Located 3 in OCLC. Scarce. Good. Item #1321

John McNaughton (1829-1891) was a poet and songwriter from New York. Many of his compositions deal with family and love. A tender pictorial on the front wrapper shows a young child playing peek-a-boo on his mother’s lap.

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