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Published by West and Richardson, Boston, 1813
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
180 pp. (p. 180 mispaginated 810). 16mo, old full mottled sheep. Light scuffing to binding; clean, tight and sound.
Published by Frankish, printer.
Seller: Flamingo Books, Menifee, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Fair. 1821 Frankish, Printer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 3 5/8 x 5 7/8 inches tall full leather bound, covers framed by gilt fleurons, gilt-lettered leather label to spine, engraved frontispiece, 180 pp. Moderate to heavy soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with bumping to all four tips. Front board very slightly bowed. Front free-endpapers and last couple of signatures of volume slightly pulled, but still firmly attached. Blank front free-endpaper chipped and torn, with ink prior owner inscription and name. Fore edge chipping to the first few pages of the volume. Moderate to heavy foxing and soiling throughout, but still quite legible. Several creased pages. Despite these detractions, still a decent, complete reading / reference copy of this rare American issue of an early nineteenth century collection of children's poetry. Reference: American Imprints (1821) #5455. OCLC (No. 41941298) locates only two copies at institutions worldwide - one at Princeton University and one at New York University. ~CCC~ [1.0P] This collection of children's poetry was first solicited by the publisher Darton and Harvey and published anonymously as 'by several young persons.' The primary contributors to the volume were Ann Taylor, Jane Taylor and Adelaide O'Keeffe; Bernard Barton and various members of the Taylor family contributed verse to it as well. As Donelle Ruwe writes in her study of the genesis and reception history of the collection, it was issued as a single-volume work in 1804, and when it proved successful, further poems were solicited for an additional volume, which was published in 1805. Over time, the collection became associated with the Taylor family. Authors (and sisters) Jane Taylor (1783-1824) and Ann Taylor (1782-1866) were English poets, novelists and critics. Ann wrote the words to the song 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,' which is known worldwide, but its authorship generally forgotten. The sisters and their authorship of various works have often been confused, in part because their early works were published together. Ann Taylor's son, Josiah Gilbert, wrote in her biography, 'Two little poems - 'My Mother,' and 'Twinkle, twinkle, little Star' - are perhaps, more frequently quoted than any; the first, a lyric of life, was by Ann, the second, of nature, by Jane; and they illustrate this difference between the sisters.' Following the success of this collection, Ann and Jane Taylor published the poetry collections Rhymes for the Nursery in 1806 and Hymns for Infant Minds in 1810.
Published by Josiah Conder, London, 1818
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Tenth edition, 16mo, primitive _ leather over brown paper covered boards, gilt stamped lettering on spine, color illustrated frontispiece. From sisters, English poets, and authors of " 'Original Poems'?Rhymes For The Nursery," Ann Gilbert Taylor and Jane Taylor; 98 pages, publisher ads in rear; scarce. Very Good; modest wear, foxed, chipping to the bottom half of spine.
Published by London: Printed for Harvey and Darton, Gracechurch-Street, 1821., 1821
Seller: Stuart Bennett Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 107, [1]pp., 18mo. Engraved frontispiece as in the first edition but reduced to 18mo and no longer signed (this with a small stain in the upper margin). Original red roan-backed marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt and titled; a little wear to extremities. Neat ownership inscription "Mary Denton" on title. Fifth edition, no longer divided into parts. The Dartons G915(5), locating only the Renier copy lacking a frontispiece; no copy of this edition in OCLC or JISC/COPAC. See also Osborne Collection, pp. 740 and 141 respectively for the second and seventh edition.
Publication Date: 1820
Seller: Joseph J. Felcone Inc., ABAA, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
(JUVENILE). Taylor, Ann (Gilbert), and Jane Taylor. Hymns for Infant Minds. New Haven: J. Babcock and Son, Sidney's Press, 1820. 71 p. incl. frontis. Vignette text illustration. Illustrated wrappers. Gouge on B6 affecting several letters, dog-earring and foxing. Good plus. All three relief cuts are by Alexander Anderson. Welch 438.35, Pomeroy 667, Carstens 352, Shoemaker 3398.
Published by Darton, Harvey & Darton, 1823
Seller: Roger Collicott Books, Widecombe in the Moor, DEVON, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 72 pages. Engraved vignette title page. 76 wood block engraved plates. Half rowan with gilt title on spine. Marbled boards are rubbed. Ownership inscription on front endpaper. A good sound copy. *Found in The Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books with reference number pp814 although it appears to not have this 1823 edition.
Published by Boston : Perkins, Marvin and Company ; Philadelphia : Henry Perkins, 1835., 1835
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3 vols. (complete) ; binding of Vols. I and II only: full, dark purple leather, with very fine gold tooling ; marbled fore-edges ; marbled endpapers VG ; binding of Vol. III only: light brown, blind-stamped tooled cloth with gold lettering and decoration on spine G ; Vols. I and II: inscriptions to Mary S. Tappan, 1835, and Mary Kimball Lewis, 1923 ; 108+268 pp. ; small, pressed title label for spine of volume 1 missing, but that for volume 2 is laid in, albeit chipped ; tiny hole in the back flyleaf of volume 1 ; very slight wear on the hinges ; texts very clean ; very tight ; some wear to top edge of boards ; beautifully bound ; Vol. III: hinges tight, frayed edges to cloth of spine ; endpapers foxed ; paper starting from stitching at page 207 starting ; small tear at stitching of page 213/214 ; Works by the author of the poem "Twinkle, twinkle little star", originally titled, "The Star" ; Contents of Vol.1: Philip; a Fragment -- To Madame De Stael -- To the Moon -- To Mrs. L -- Love and Fame: a Fable -- Remonstrance to Time -- Sunset -- The Fairies' Song -- To Miss G. on the Death of her Robin -- An Enigma -- The Vase and the Pitcher: a Fable -- An Enigma -- A Story -- The Shipwrecked Lascar: a true Tale, addresed to Miss M -- The Beggar Boy -- Lines written in an Album -- To a Poetical Friend -- To a Friend -- To the same, on her Birth Day -- To two Chesnut Trees -- To a Sister, on her Birth Day -- The Violet to the Rose -- Birth Day retrospect -- To a Brother, on his Birth Day -- To Miss E. F. on her Birth Day -- To Mr. C , senior: with a Drawing -- An Infant's Hymn -- Hymn, sung by the children of a Sunday School -- Hymn for Children -- Hymn, for the children of a Sunday School -- Sailor's Hymn -- " With God all things are possible" -- Hymn, " Come my fond fluttering heart" -- Epitaph -- On the Death of an Infant -- On visiting an old family Residence -- Trite thoughts in a place of Worship -- Soliloquy -- " The things that are unseen are eternal" ; Contents of Vol III: Correspondence between a Mother and her Daughter at School, by Mrs. Taylor and Jane Taylor -- Original Poems for Infant Minds by the Taylor Family -- Display, A Tale by the late Jane Taylor, from twelfth London edition, Boston : Perkins & Marvin, 114 Washington St., 1832 ; Poems included are : The church-yard -- A true story -- The bird's nest -- Hand-post -- Spring -- Summer -- Autumn -- Winter -- To a butterfly, on giving it liberty -- The tempest -- Morning -- Evening -- The idle boy -- The industrious boy -- The little fisherman -- Old age -- The apple-tree -- The disappointment -- The shepherd boy -- The robin -- The shoulder of mutton -- False alarms -- The child's monitor -- The butterfly -- The boys and the apple-tree -- The wooden doll and the wax doll -- The redbreast -- Idle Dicky and the goat -- The nightingale -- Never play with fire -- The Lark -- The truant boys -- George and the Chimney-sweeper -- Sophia's fool's-cap -- Washing and dressing -- The plum cake -- Another plum cake -- For a naughty little girl -- Honest old Tray -- To a little girl that has told a lie -- The two gardens -- My Mother -- My Father -- The palace and cottage -- Ball -- The fox and the crow -- The mother's wish -- To Maria -- The snail -- The holydays -- Old Sarah -- Old Susan -- The gleaner -- Snow -- The pigs -- Finery -- Crazy Robert -- Employment -- The fighting birds -- Creation -- The tempest -- Address to an infant -- Turnip tops -- The vulgar little lady -- Meddlesome Matty -- The last dying speech and confession of poor Puss -- Night -- Day -- Deaf Martha -- The pin -- The little bird's complaint to his mistress -- The mistresses's reply to her little bird -- The true history of a poor little m ouse -- The chatterbox -- The snowdrop -- The yellow leaf -- Poor Pompey's complaint -- The English girl -- The pond -- The Scotch laddie -- The Welsh lad -- The Irish boy -- Greedy Richard -- Dirty Jack -- The farm - Reading -- Idleness -- The good -natured; VG. Book.
Published by London: Printed for Darton, Harvey, and Darton, Gracechurch Street, [1818]., 1818
Seller: Stuart Bennett Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.
60pp., 12mo. Engraved title, 29 plates (including frontispiece) each with three vignettes, two plates dated 1818 and one 1813. A very pretty copy in circa 1900 polished mottled calf gilt by Morrell, t.e.g. Seventh edition according to The Dartons, not so stated, distinguishable from other early and undated editions by its colophon "Printed by Darton, Harvey, and Co." The work may have been inspired by William Darton, Senior, and the plates were drawn and engraved by Rev. Isaac Taylor. Like others of the Taylor sisters works, this one, along with its companion City Scenes, was enormously popular, with fourteen editions printed between 1805 and 1845. The Dartons G921(7).
Published by Pub. by James P. Parke, Philadelphia, 1809
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 12mo. Original half leather, gilt spine title and rules, marbled paper boards. 26 engraved plates (of 36) with descriptive text. This was first written in 1801 by William Darton, who also drew and engraved the copper plates. In 1806 it was revised by Jane and Ann Taylor with the illustrations drawn and engraved by Jane Taylor. The first edition was in Philadelphia in 1806 (no known copies), followed by this edition of 1809. In 1814 it was published in London after which it went through many reprints. The binding of this copy is well worn and rubbed and the text with scattered light staining; several early names on the front pastedown, on an early blank, and an 1823 name on the reverse of the title page (the last with some bleed-though to the title). Lacks the front free endpaper, some of the descriptive text (pp.25-26 and 35-48.), and 10 plate pages. In addition plates 29-34 are misbound following plate 43, and plates 68-79 are misbound following plate 83. Even though incomplete, this is a very rare edition (only 2 copies located in institutions) and the earliest obtainable edition. Welch 436; Rosenbach 407.
Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
London: Darton Harvey and Darton Gracechurch Street, 1828. Small 8vo, 79 pp., with an engraved title-page and 87 numbered engraved plates three to a page. Original dark green cloth,gilt stamp on upper cover, backstrip titled in gilt, a little worn, some foxing and spotting in the margins of the plates and text, generally a good copy of a very scarce book. Early ink and pencil signatures of Amelia Nutter, Wellington Road, 1842. § First written in 1801 by William Darton, the text was revised by the Taylor sisters in 1806 with illustrations drawn and engraved by Isaac Taylor, reprinted in 1814. Blake's poem "Holy Thursday" appears for the first time on pp. 67-68 in the 1818 printing (with the first two lines changed and without any attribution to Blake), which was enlarged and reissued in 1828 retaining Blake's poem at p.69. Although Ann Taylor is best remembered for her hugely popular poem "My Mother," she and her sister Jane were not above printing other poets' poems as their own, often slightly changed. Bentley, Blake Books, 260 B. See Osborne I, p. 191. See Darton G913(12).