The Tiny Picture Book

$150 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

First edition

Charlestown, Massachusetts: George W. Hobbs, circa 1854 . First edition of a sweet little alphabet reader with hand-colored illustrations. Very good minus. Item #36311 Little books like this would have been given to children as gifts or prizes for good work in school. This title features poems about people and things starting with each letter of the alphabet, ending with a poem about playing when lessons are done.

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