Hand-Colored
Uncle Joseph's Pretty Stories about Birds.
New York: J. Q. Premble, [1860s].
Price: $400.00
About the item
First edition. Illustrated with hand-colored engraved vignettes of birds, decorative titles and embellished borders. 8 leaves. Printed recto only. Engraved by J. W. Orr. 8vo. Hand-Colored. Puiblisher's brown pictorial wrappers. Spine has two-inch split at crown, front cover has small chip (at base of spine), light wear at extremities of covers, interior a bit toned and slightly brittle.
Item #333572
A scarce publication: OCLC locates only a single holding, at New York State Library. J. Q. Premble also published, 'Uncle Joseph's Pretty Stories About The Camel'.
