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Mother Goose's Melodies by Mother Goose - 1870

by Mother Goose

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Mother Goose's Melodies

by Mother Goose

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Philadelphia: Porter & Coates., 1870. Fine. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates (1870). 4to, green cloth with bevelled edges and central gilt medallion with lettering "Mother Goose in a New Dress" repeated in blind on back c over. A little wear and mo dest foxing and smudging but a very nice copy.Title and 16 leaves with text on rectos only; 15 with large chromolithograph illustrations from original watercolors by Janette Ralson Chase. The watercol ors were designed "not.for the public eye, but as a birthday gift from a loving daughter to her father, who occupies one of the highest positions in the United States Gover nment." U.S. Supreme Court Salmon P. Chase was given the original handmade book by his daughters Kate and Janette Chase for his 62nd birthday in January 1870. . Cloth, Gilt.. Very Nice.. Illus. by Janette Ralson Chase.. 4to.
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  • Illustrator Janette Ralson Chase.
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Nice.
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Porter & Coates.
  • Place of Publication Philadelphia
  • Date Published 1870
  • Keywords ILLUSTRATED BOOKS & CHILDREN'S AMERICANA AMERICANA,ILLUSTRATED AND BY JANETTE RALSON , CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY, AMERICAN CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY ,JANETTE CHASE. MOTHER GOOSE
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Mother Goose's Melodies

Mother Goose's Melodies

by Mother Goose [Introduction]

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780486225777 / 0486225771
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Dover Publications, 1970-06-01. Paperback. Good. 4x0x6. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Mother Goose's Melodies; or, Songs for the Nursery

Mother Goose's Melodies; or, Songs for the Nursery

by Mother Goose. Edited By William A. Wheeler. Illustrated By Harley and Others

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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1878. Copyright 1878, this edition likely from around that time period or maybe just a little later. Traditional Mother Goose rhymes illustrated with numerous full page engravings, mainly signed Harley. Light blue pictorial cloth printed in red, gilt and black, 186 pages. Very good condition with light wear to corners and spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, name neatly written at top of front free endpaper, pages very clean, no other names or markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Mother Goose's Melodies

by Mother Goose [Introduction]

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780486225777 / 0486225771
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San Diego, California, United States
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Dover Publications, 1970-06-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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Mother Goose's Melodies: Songs for the Nursery

by Mother Goose

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Nicely illustrated antique copy of "MOTHER GOOSE'S MELODIES or, Songs for the Nursery," edited by William A. Wheeler. 1878; Houghton Mifflin Company; Boston and New York. The book is beautifully illustrated with numerous full-page engravings, as well as a header illustration for each song. At the front of the book is a biographical sketch of the Goose, or Vergoose family (a.k.a. the "real Mother Goose"). Included are classics such as Jack and Jill, The House that Jack Built, Little Bo-Peep, Baa Baa Black Sheep, etc. There is a Notes section at the back.Condition:Light soiling to the covers and spine. There are small patches on the covers where the green cloth has faded (these areas are not stains, but rather places where the green cloth color has faded). Cloth tears at the cover corners, and at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is an insignificant crack at the front hinge between the frontispiece and title page (despite the crack, the front cover is still… Read More
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