Item #42531 Lays of ancient babyland, to which are added divers small histories not known to the ancients, dedicated, with much respect, but without permission, to the babies of England
Lays of ancient babyland, to which are added divers small histories not known to the ancients, dedicated, with much respect, but without permission, to the babies of England

Lays of ancient babyland, to which are added divers small histories not known to the ancients, dedicated, with much respect, but without permission, to the babies of England

London: William Pickering, 1849. First edition, small, slim 8vo, pp. 111; engraved initials and head- and tail-pieces; title page printed in red and black; original red moire cloth (soiled) lettered in gilt on upper cover, unadorned spine, a.e.g., violet glazed endpapers; spine ends chipped, joints starting to crack, extremities rubbed; early gift inscription on front flyleaf (dated Jan. 15, 1849), occasional spotting throughout, else textblock fine. Keynes, p. 76; Kelly 1849-8. Item #42531

Price: $225.00

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