The favorite story book for little folk
By: by the author of "Chickseed without chickweed," "Bible stories," "Papa's stories," "Early seeds," "Mamma's own story book," &c., &c.
Contributors: Leighton Brothers
Edition: Seventh edition.
Publisher: Darton & Co.
Published: 1862
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Christian life -- Juvenile fiction.; Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.; Animals -- Juvenile fiction.; Nature -- Juvenile fiction.
Genres: Specimens.; Juvenile fiction.
Other titles: Favourite story book
Notes: Date taken from English Catalogue of Books.

Colour wood-engraved plates are unsigned.  According to Ruari McLean, plates were printed by Leighton Brothers.  Cf. His notes at Massey College Library.

Numbers of pagination are printed along the top of each page and repeated along the bottom.  The bottom pagination from this title is continued in the pagination along the bottom pages in another "Seventh Edition" of this title published by Darton & Co. in [1862].  This edition is also with an identical t.p. as the present title, but with different content. See McLean D 0389.

MASS copy: Bound in red morocco-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e. speckled red.  With pale yellow glazed endpapers.  With undated presentation inscription: "Andrew Browning Priestley from his father.".