Early American children's books
By: by A.S.W. Rosenbach ; with bibliographical descriptions of the books in his private collection ; foreword by A. Edward Newton.
Contributors: Newton, A. Edward 1864-1940.; A. Edward Newton Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Southworth Press
Published: 1933
Place of publication: Portland, Me
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
Subjects: Children's literature, American -- Bibliography.; Children -- Books and reading -- United States -- History.; American literature -- First editions.; Rare books -- United States.
Genres: Bibliography.
Description: Contains bibliographical descriptions of children's books published between 1682 and 1836.
Notes: Includes bibliography (p. 353-354) and indexes.
"Five hundred and eighty-five copies on Worthy Aurelian paper, numbered from 1 to 585 and eighty-eight copies on Zerkall Halle paper, numbered from I to LXXXVIII"--Colophon.
LC has copyright deposit copy (Nov. 27, 1933), bound in full pigskin,issued in a slipcase. Without "The tragi-comic history of the burial of Cock Robin."