Harper, (1853). Red pressed design; 4.3x6.7; 220 pp. Juvenile hardback. The last of ten books about children in and around the White Mountain village of Franconia, New Hampshire. "Humorous and moralistic, these tales were extremely popular in the mid and late nineteenth century. Now, of course, these stories, despite their..... more
Harper, (1853, 1881) later reprint. Red cloth with gilt and black stamped; 4.3x6.7; 203 pp. Juvenile hardback. The seventh of ten books about children in and around the White Mountain village of Franconia, New Hampshire. "Humorous and moralistic, these tales were extremely popular in the mid and late nineteenth century..... more
Harper, (1853, 1878) later reprint. Red cloth with gilt and black stamped; 4.3x6.7; 180 pp. Juvenile hardback. The third of ten books about children in and around the White Mountain village of Franconia, New Hampshire. "Humorous and moralistic, these tales were extremely popular in the mid and late nineteenth century..... more
NY: Sheldon, 1863 (1862 c.), 1st edition, IV of six in series. Blue pressed boards, 4.2x6; 96 pp. Juvenile hardback. Harlie Stories: Wild Peggie, or Charity with Discretion. more
Harper, (1857). Red pressed design; 5.5x6.7; 192 pp. Juvenile hardback. Small pictures and an intelligent dialogue to be read by the adult, with excellent pedagogical preface. Armed with this little book, an older sibling could develop a modern child's perception and impart considerable knowledge. more
Harper, 1857. Dark brown pressed design with gilt, 5.5x6.7; 480 pp. Juvenile hardback. Three Harper stories, Congo or Jasper's Experience in Command, Viola and her little brother Arno, Little Paul or How to be Patient in Sickness and Pain. Like late 20th c How to Survive My Parents' Divorce books..... more
New York: Harper and Brothers (1850) textured ruled red cloth with stamped borders and gilt spine, cream endpapers, frontis and occasional illustrations in text; 8vo; 219 pp. Juvenile hardback. Gentle stories of the winter Malleville, a six year old invalid, spent with her aunt and uncle, her cousin, her brother..... more
Boston: William D. Ticknor, 1840/1840. Brown pressed design; high rag content paper, 4.3x6.3; 179 pp. Juvenile hardback. more
John Alden, 1883/1858, later reprint of Brown Taggard and Chase publication, Rollo's Tour Series; 4.5x6.25; 219 pp. Juvenile hardback. The ninth of the ten of Rollo's Tour in Europe books. "In these tales Rollo and Mr. George toured Europe learning more about character and morality than they learned about the..... more
New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers (1854) a Harper's Story Book; red blindstamped boards with gilt title and decoration on spine; thin yellow endpapers, series title page with frontis of "The House Where Vernon Lived", publication data on verso, then individual title page with decorated border and illustration, fine engravings..... more