The Mother Goose; Containing All the Melodies the Old Lady Ever Wrote OR Uncle George's Mother Goose
New York: Leavitt & Allen, circa 1850. Hardcover. The editor notes in the preface that he owns all of Mother Goose's original manuscripts with her latest corrections and this edition includes it all - "real, original, and uncorrupted." He also notes that the embellishments "are from the sketches of an artist who was a contemporary of Mother Goose, and they were presented to her by him shortly before her lamented death. I found them in a portfolio in the drawer of a very ancient black walnut bureau, preserved in the family as a relic. Of course they have never before been published" (preface).
Bound in the original pink / tan cloth boards with gilt title and decoration to front board. Embossed decoration to both boards. Browning to spine and foxing with spots of soiling / rubbing to boards. Wear and fraying to spine ends and corners. Spots of soiling throughout interior. A few splits to binding, but all pages remain bound. Two pages have long closed tears that have been repaired with tape. Chipping to edges of several pages. Charming engravings on each page. [64 pages.] Size: 4.5 x 6 inches. CHILD/080923. Very Good.
Item #36720
Price: $250.00