Habberton,John] but only given as "by their Latest Victim"

HELEN'S BABIES. With some Account of their Ways .. [and] OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN Containing a Veracious Account of the Management of Helen's Babies ..

Boston, New York, Loring first edition first issue, G.P. Putman's Sons 1st edition 1876 Engraved frontispiece of Budge and Toddie to Other People's Children. . Two Volumes (PRESENTATION COPY of Other People's Children from the AUTHOR) housed in double SLIPCASE with red chemises/gilt letter spine labels, from the ESTELLE DOHENY Collection. 1st Title: small octavo grey with fancy gilt titles to cover & spine & black decorations (tips bit worn) 206pp + publisher's ad leaf captioned "Books for Young Ladies" p207 and "Loring's Standard English Novels" p.208 Neat name J.E. Heard & repaired tear without loss to fly leaf. Leather gilt bookplate of Estelle Doheny. 2nd Title: red cloth with gilt children's heads & black lettering to cover and gilt titling to spine (tips worn/rebacked with one hinge split and spine relaid) vii +303pp +[8]pp publisher's books, endpapers have further publisher's lists. First six leaves with tiny corner off. Inscription reads "Thos. B. Preslau, with hearty regards of John Habberton" and ex libris of Estelle Doheny. *A bachelor's vicissitudes looking after the two children of his sister and written in "baby talk". A lovely set of the first books that were a literary success by this author and became a great humorous classic in rather scarce first editions and one with nice inscriptions. From the library of Estelle Doheny (1875-1958) a noted bibliophile whose magnificent collection was sold by Christie's in 1988.

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Book number: J72016

Catalogue: Children's Books and Pop-Ups

Keywords: Estelle Doheny presentation first editions children's humor humour

THEIR LATEST VICTIM (HABBERTON, John)

Helen's Babies with Some Account of Their Ways Innocent, Crafty, Angelic, Impish, Witching, and Repulsive. Also, a Partial Record of Their Actions During Ten Days of Their Existence

Boston, Loring, Publisher, 1876. Hardcover. 16mo.Emerald green cloth with gilt and black lettering and decorations. 206pp, (6pp ads). Very good. Mild edgewear and touch of rubbing; tiny chip on front flyleaf and odd glossy bookplate of a J.D. Williamson on front pastedown; nonauthorial gift inscription on inner flyleaf. A tight, attractive later state of the first hardbound printing (6 ad pages instead of 2) of this popular humorous novel. .

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Book number: 44402

Catalogue: Books

Keywords: American Literature

Their Latest Victim (Habberton, John),

Helen's Babies with some account of their ways innocent, crafty, angelic, impish, witching and repulsive also partial etc.

Boston, Loring, (1876). 1st ed. G. An unwary uncle agrees to spend his vacation with his sister & her children. Green binding gold embossed lettering, edge wear.

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Book number: BOOKS036847I

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