Reward of merit engraving, featuring a game of wicket ball in Connecticut, c. 1821

by John Cheney

$8,500 · Offered by B & B Rare Books

First edition

Engraving. Connecticut : c. 1821 . First Edition. Very Good. 6 3/8 x 4 engraving tipped onto a rectangular sheet measuring 10 ¾ x 6 7/8 . Black and white engraving depicting a group of boys playing wicket ball on a town green, with reward of merit caption, names of the recipient and her teacher penned in brown ink, tipped onto a tan rectangular sheet of paper. Very good or

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