Silhouettes and Songs, Illustrative of the Months. Twelve Design by Helen Maria Hinds., Selection from Spenser’s Faerie Queene, and Poems by John G. Whittier, Hiram Rich, Celia Thaxter, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Samuel Longfellow, Julia Ward Howe, James Freeman Clarke, James Russell Lowell, Lucy Larcom, Edward Everett Hale, Mrs. H.B. Stowe, Rose Terry, Mrs. L.T.C. Howison
Boston: Lockwood, Brooks & Co., 1876. First Edition. Cloth. [POETRY] [ILLUSTRATED]. First edition. 8vo oblong; [56pp]; gilt-stamped green cloth on beveled board, vignette of a child with an umbrella, decorative borders to front, gilt-stamped spine, decorative blind-stamped rear board; all edges gilt; brown endpapers; heavy card-stock leaves printed on one side only; light scuff to corners, creasing to free front endpaper, light diffuse foxing on some pages; very good plus. Very good +. Item #1509
A charming book of poetry and illustrations for children. Each month features a poem by a noted writer including Oliver Wendell Holmes, Julia Ward Howe, Lucy Larcom, Samuel Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Celia Thaxter, and other poets of the day. The relief printed silhouette illustrations on the facing page feature childhood activities and games, and provide a playful glimpse into the child’s world.
Price: $195.00