A Collection of 1d, 2d and 3d Chapbooks

Mrs. Sherwood (S), Mrs Cameron (C) and others unattributed (U), : The Hills, The Lady in the Arbour, Crumbs of Instruction humbly scattered in Three Dialogues, The Dry Ground, Poor Burreff, Home, The Rainbow, The Rosebuds, The Thunderstorm, The Little Sunday-School Child's Reward, The Dream of the Three Silver Trouts, The Two Prisoners, Disobedience, The Fallen Horse and the Shetland Pony, The Children in the Wood, A Walk to Weller's Wood, Douglas: A Narrative, The Little Donkey Drivers, The Story of the Kind Little Boy

Usual catalogue: Children's and Illustrated

published by Houlston, Houlston and Stoneman, Religious Tract Society, London and Wellington, from 1831 to 1853 (with many undated), most with frontis and/or in text engravings, : miniature format (4 x 2.5 inches approx.), half bound in marbled paper covered boards backed with dark red leather ruled in gilt, a collection of nineteen 1d., 2d. and 3d. chapbooks with the wrappers of one more, most bound with original card wraps: 1. The Hills (S, 16pp); 2. The Lady in the Arbour (S, 16pp); 3. Crumbs of Instruction humbly scattered in Three Dialogues (U, 48pp), 4. The Dry Ground (S, 16pp); 5. Poor Burruff (S, 16pp); 6. Home (S, 16pp); 7. The Rainbow (S, 16pp); 8. The Rosebuds (S, 16pp); 9. The Thunderstorm (S, 16pp); 10. The Little Sunday-School Child's Reward (S, 16pp); 11. The Wild-Beast Show (4pp wraps only); 12. The Dream of the Three Silver Trouts (U, 32pp); 13. The Two Prisoners (U, 32pp); 14. Disobedience (U, 8pp); 15. The Fallen Horse and the Shetland Pony (U, 32pp); 16. The Children in the Wood (U, 16pp); 17. A Walk to Weller's Wood (U, 32pp); 18. Douglas: A Narrative (U, 32pp); 19. The Little Donkey Drivers (U, 16pp); 20. The Story of the Kind Little Boy (C, 16pp), shaken, rubbed and bumped at extrems., contents of one chapbook almost detached (1.), top cnrs. of front wrapper of two chapbooks chipped (3. and 4.), lacks contents of one chapbook (11.), lacks wraps of three (13., 14., 19.), several short edge tears, no dustwrapper, good,
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