Little Amy's birthday and other tales
Subtitle: a story book for autumn
By: written for young children by Mrs. Harriet Myrtle.
Contributors: Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895.; Absolon, John, 1815-1895.; Whittingham, Charles, 1795-1876 (printer); Chiswick Press.
Series: The Myrtle story books
Publisher: Joseph Cundall
Published: 1846
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
Subjects: Children's stories -- Specimens.; Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.; Country life -- Juvenile fiction.; Birthdays -- Juvenile fiction.; Kites -- Juvenile fiction.; Elves -- Juvenile fiction.; Autumn -- Juvenile fiction.
Genres: Specimens.; Juvenile fiction.
Other titles: Little Amy's birthday &c.; Story book of the seasons :
Notes: Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-2] at beginning.

Includes wood-engraved decorative head-pieces and initials.

Most lithographed plates are unsigned and without imprint.

One of five in the series "The Myrtle Story Books" published by Joseph Cundall from 1845-1848.  Each title is illustrated by John Absolon.  Cf. McLean, Ruari. Joseph Cundall, 1976.

McLean, Ruari. Joseph Cundall : A Victorian publisher, p. 58

MASS copy: Bound in green and orange horizontal striped vertical rib-grain cloth blocked in blind with the spine blocked in gold; a.e. speckled red.  With light yellow endpapers.  With later ownership inscription: "FJ's copy" [i.e. Fianach Lawry].  Lacking plates [2-4].
Table of contents: title: Little Amy's birthday; title: The adventure of the kite; title: The elves; title: An autumn flood; title: The pleasures of autumn.