- Christmas Improvement; or, Hunting Mrs. P. A Tale, Founded on Facts. Intended As a Christmas Box for Those Who Wish to Begin the New Year without Her

London, N. Hailes , 1834. First edition. Leather. A delightful, first edition, collection of children's stories written by a mother for her children. The very scarce first edition. With an engraved frontispiece. A collection of tales, written for children, with a Christian message. With a loving dedication from the author to her children. With the publisher's advertisements to the rear of the book. In quarter straight grain morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally, a trifle rubbed with wear and loss to the extremities and spine. Marks to the boards. Some spotting and handling marks to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with spotting to the frontispiece and title page and the occasional spot throughout. Some light age-toning to the edges. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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