Dayton, O. Published by B. F. Ells, 1848. First Dayton edition of this evergreen Romantic French tale of sensibility. Small 4to, original gilt-stamped brown cloth, 112 pages. Frontis and full-page wood engravings (with decorative borders) in the text. An uncommon Ohio imprint, unusual for its illustrations. The anti-slavery theme likely..... More
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(Calcutta [Kolkata]: Published by the C. V. E. Society; Bhowanipore: Printed by A. C. Banerjee at the Bhowanipore Press, 1881). 12mo (5.25 x 4.13 inches), original pictorial wrappers, 24 pages. Wood engraved wrapper vignette and wood engraved illustrations in the text. Text and title in Bengali/Bangla. An attractive and ephemeral..... More
Philadelphia: Printed [by Lydia Bailey] for Johnson and Warner, no. 147 Market Street, 1811. First edition thus. 12mo (6 x 3.75 inches), contemporary orange boards, 72 pages. Frontispiece, engraved by B. Tanner after Stothard. A pleasant example of a Johnson and Warner juvenile production and a relatively early work from..... More
