Little Bird Red and Little Bird Blue: A Tale of the Woods
by EDWARDS, M. Betham
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Geneva, Florida, United States
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About This Item
EDWARDS, M. Betham. Little Bird Red and Little Bird Blue: A Tale of the Woods. Illustrated by T. R. Macquoid. London: Sampson Low, Son & Co. MDCCCLXI [1861].
(185 x 140) pp. 48. With full colour frontispiece and colour-illustrated borders throughout. Text printed with elaborate brown borders. Fully interleaved. Original dark red cloth binding with gild bird motif and title with gilt title on spine and gilt fore-edges. Chromolithography is bright. Owned by a child whose name has been written, and erased, on front fly leaf. No foxing. Overall VERY GOOD condition.
Adapted from the German into English to amuse children, this is a charming pastoral moment of Victorian childhood.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mobilis Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MB312
- Title
- Little Bird Red and Little Bird Blue: A Tale of the Woods
- Author
- EDWARDS, M. Betham
- Format/Binding
- Original dark red cloth binding with gild bird motif and title with gilt title on spine and gilt fore-edges.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Son & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1861
- Pages
- 48
- Size
- 185 x 140 mm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Children's books, Victorian,
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