The Eskdale Herd-Boy, A Scottish Tale for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons. Uncle Sam's Library for The Boys ad Girls in His U.S.A.

Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 111 Washington Street, 1854. [JUVENILE]. Edward DALZEAL, engraver. 16mo (6" x 4 7/8"); 140pp; vi, [1], 2-140pp; green cloth over board, blind-stamped design within fillets, gilt-stamped vignette of 4 children standing under the series title on front and rear boards; all edges gilt; pale yellow eps; series statement (1st page after the ffep), listing of series under a vignette of a bald eagle carrying and an American flag (2nd page after ffep); spine lightly sunned; fine. The sixth book in the Uncle Sam's Library for the Boys and Girls in His United States of America series. The series titles are The Christmas Eve, Geordie and His Dog, Stories and Legends, The Picture Alphabets, All for the Best, and The Eskdale Herdboy. Scarce in the marketplace.