Author: Habberton,John] but only given as "by their Latest Victim"
Title: 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 ..
Description: 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.

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


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