Stories of the Months

Barbauld, Anna Laetitia

Published by Livermore & Rudd, 1856

About this Item

Stories of the Months By Mrs. Barbauld, Livermore & Rudd, New York, 1856, 72 pp, original blind cloth, 6.5 x 5 , 18mo. In as-is condition. Poor. Heavy soiling to covers with rippling and dampness markings to surface of cloth. Quite worn with heavy rubbing and fraying to joints. Spine fraying with loss of cloth. Ends quite rubbed with loss. Corners rubbed and worn. Bookplate of Maurice Robert Des Marais, Professor of Architecture at Penn State University. Old hand manuscript ownership from a child named Charlotte Emery of Yeagertown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania on pastedown. Lacking fly leaves? Soiling throughout with heavy age stain and foxing. Rear pastedown has doodles from a child. Finger soiling at margins. Rear leaf torn at corner. Binding remains intact. Please see photos. A scarce children s book by Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743-1825) a prominent English poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, and author of children's literature. A "woman of letters" who published in multiple genres, Barbauld had a successful writing career that spanned more than half a century. Barbauld was the first author to create large print and wide margins in her children s literature, paving the way for future writers. She was a true radical and was notably friend with Joseph Priestly. She wrote pamphlets on ending the British slave trade and women s suffrage. She was considered too radical and essentially shunned when she wrote the poem 1811 that criticized France and Napoleon. This book features charming woodcuts of Early Republic scenes. Scarce. Seller Inventory # COLU1856BEFD

Bibliographic Details

Title: Stories of the Months

Publisher: Livermore & Rudd

Publication Date: 1856

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Poor

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket