Author: (C.G. Henderson & Co.).
Title: Frank and Maja's Stories and Rhymes, for the Amusement and Instruction of Good Children. With Numerous Illustrations Form New Drawings. [an Alphabet Book].
Description: Philadelphia: C.G. Henderson & Co. 1857. 1857. - 12mo, 5-7/8 inches high by 4-3/4 inches wide. Tan cloth titled and decorated in gilt on the spine with decorations in blind on the covers. The covers are rubbed and stained with wear to the corners. The head and tail of the spine are chipped and the cloth is splitting along the whole of the front joint and top of the rear joint. The pagination is as follows: Title, a 26 page Alphabet, each with a full-page illustration, 64 pages, 63 pages, and a 16-page catalog. The book is illustrated with an additional 9 full-page plates not included in the pagination and a tailpiece. The text block is shaken with several pulled signatures (i.e. group of pages). A couple of leaves are nearly detached. The corners of the front endpaper are chipped and the page corners are bumped. There is some soiling and staining throughout. Good. In addition to the illustrated Alphabet, the book includes "Little Frank and Other Tales, Chiefly in Words of One Syllable" and "The Babes in the Wood: Containing a New Story of Their Adventures, by a Lady" (with an 1849 copyright). RARE. Good .

Keywords: CHILDREN'S BOOK; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; JUVENILE; RHYMES; FRANK AND MAJA'S STORIES AND RHYMES, FOR THE AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUCTION OF GOOD CHILDREN; C.G. HENDERSON & CO.; PLATES; APHABET; ABC; ABECEDARIUM; ALPHABETS A-Z; LITTLE FRANK AD OTH


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