Old Merry's gift book
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: Jarrold and Sons
Published: 1866
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 664
Subjects: Children's stories; Children's poetry; Christmas stories; English Bible stories; Juvenile literature
Other titles: Merry and wise
Description: A collection of stories, poems, scriptures, enigmas, riddles, puzzles, charades, and songs edited by Robert Merry (i.e. John Newton Stearns).
Notes: Date of publication based on bookseller's ms. note.

Each page printed within ruled border.

Ill. variouly signed by E. Evans, Carter, G.F. Sargent, and "JG" (i.e. John Gilbert).

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.