Every beginning is easy for Children who love Study.
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856/c.1855, probable 1st US; translated from the German, tan pictorial boards with drawings of children on four sides of the title; dark grey border decorations and rust cloth spine. Seven single sided litho scenes with a few hand coloured details and cream background on heavier paper; 8.5 x 10.5" Picture Book hardback.
A large book with stories for little children to read, beginnng with Ponto (a Saint Bernard) who came to Emma as a little puppy but grew as big as she was. "He was less frolicsome than before. He became serious and earnest in all he did." Charming and uncommon.
CONDITION: Fair to Poor; tiny pencil 19th c name on very foxed endpaper, boards look dim rather than faded as if they had been laminated with transluscent paper, 6" x 2" tear to card on front affecting upper drawing; probably disbound and then carelessly glued back, but now holds solidly, light foxing and some page soil throughout. Item #22827
$55