Harry's ladder to learning
Subtitle: with two hundred and thirty illustrations.
Contributors: Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895.; Weir, Harrison, 1824-1906.; Sedgfield, William Russell, 1826-1902.; Green, W. T., fl. 1837-1872.; Barclay, George, fl. 1848-1867 (printer); Bone & Son
Publisher: David Bogue
Published: 1849
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: Picture books for children -- Specimens.; Readers (Primary) -- Specimens.; Nursery rhymes.
Genres: Specimens.
Notes: Date taken from English Catalogue of Books.

T.p. printed within thin black rule border.

Also published in 1850 by David Bogue and Joseph Cundall.  Cf. McLean, Ruari. Joseph Cundall, 1976, and Toronto Public Library Catalogue.

Part V reproduces stories from Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for children" (p. [178]).  Cf. TPL Catalogue.

Most wood-engraved illustrations are unsigned.  One is signed: "Weir. Del." and "W. R. Sedgfield", and another is signed: "Green".

McLean, Ruari. Joseph Cundall, p. 69.

MASS copy: Bound in dark blue horizontal rib-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind.  With yellow painted endpapers.  With binder's ticket: "Bound by  Bone & Son,  76, Fleet Street,  London.".  Many illustrations are with amateur hand-colouring.  Lacking upper and lower free endpapers.  Lacking p. 1-2, 113-116, 127-142, 145-146, 163-208.
Table of contents: value: Part I. Harry's horn-book; value: Part II. Harry's picture-book; value: Part III. Harry's nursery songs; value: Part IV. Harry's nursery tales; value: Part. V. Harry's simple stories; value: Part VI. Harry's country walk.