first edition Large Hardcover
1974 · New York
by Haviland, Virginia; Coughlan, Margaret N
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1974. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x8x1. First edition. Jacket spine head and spine base bumped with minor tears. Spine pushed. 1974 Large Hardcover. 466 pp. "From the uniquely rich and varied collection of children's literature in the Library of Congress, here is a rich sampling of writings and illustrations created for young readers in America from colonial times to 1900. ...There are samples of traditional and popular tales, rhymes, riddles, and street cries, as well as chapbooks, primers, storybooks, and magazines. (Inventory #: 2304658)