The Children's Hour, Vol. 5 and Vol. 6
Philadelphia: T.S. Arthur & Son, 1869. Quarter-bound leather. Two volumes bound together. 12mo; Vol 5: viii, 9-192pp, Vol. 6: viii, 9-192pp; green pebbled cloth over board, quarter bound in black calf; gilt-ruled spine with lettering and date; sprinkled edges; ownership in ink on ffep; bookseller’s ticket on rear pastedown, “D. Bugbee & Co., Booksellers & Stationers, Bangor, ME.”; b&w wood-engraved illustrations; spotting to front boards, light soiling to eps and a few fingermarks to pages, light vertical folds through some pages from mailing, light scattered foxing, a few illustrations with neat coloring by the owner; very good. Scarce, found in 3 OCLC libraries. Very good. Item #1555
A children’s monthly periodical published by the T.S. [Timothy Shay] Arthur & Son company beginning in 1867. The monthly featured stories, poems, and moral lessons for young readers.
Timothy Shay (1809-1885) was a writer, publisher, and temperance champion. His writing included books on the family and household, temperance, and novels. He published the literary magazine Arthur’s Magazine until it merged with Godey’s Lady Book in 1846.
Price: $100.00