Melodies for Childhood
- Philadelphia: James S. Claxton, Successor to Wm. S. & Alfred Martien, 1870
Philadelphia: James S. Claxton, Successor to Wm. S. & Alfred Martien, 1870. [JUVENILE]. Publisher located at: 1214 Chestnut Street. 12mo; xii, [iii], 8-309pp; maroon cloth over board, blind-stamped fillet, gilt-stamped lettering on front and spine; brown eps; hand-colored engraved fp + 11 plates; hand-colored pictorial half-title; small engravings in text; binding tight; light shelf wear to boards; near fine. OCLC locates only 7 copies. An anthology of children's poetry and hymns popular during the mid-19th century is presented divided into two parts: Religious and Miscellaneous. The text features lovely engravings and hand-colored plates.
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Title
Melodies for Childhood
Author
[ANTHOLOGY: ADAMS, BREMER, DUNCAN, HOULD, HEBER, HOWITT, TAYLOR, WADSWORTH, WARD, WATTS, et al.]
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
James S. Claxton, Successor to Wm. S. & Alfred Martien: Philadelphia
Date
1870