Work and Wages

12mo, pp. [2], 178; engraved addition title and frontispiece; lacking front free endpaper; original blue cloth decorated in gilt and blind, gilt edges One of a series of thirteen titles named 'Tales for the People and their Children' that Mary Howitt wrote for publisher Thomas Tegg in the 1840s that were designed to promote middle-class virtues among working class families. They… Read more about this item

1843. HOWITT, Mary. WORK AND WAGES: or, Life in Service. A continuation of "Little Coin, Much Care." New York: D. Appleton & Co. Philadelphia: George S. Appleton. 1843. One of Appleton's "Tales for the People and their Children." First American edition. Engraved title-page and frontispiece. 178 pp., + 16 pp. publisher's catalogue. 12mo., dark purple cloth, decoration blocked in… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A: D. Appleton & Co, 1856. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 4" x 6 1/4. FAIR / NO DUST JACKET. 178 pp + 2 pp ads. Text unmarked except fro previous owner's identification at flyleaf, and slight foxing on the frontispeice; green embossed boards with gilt on spine are slightly spotted on the back and… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1857 Book. Fair. Hardcover. Significant age wear; interior foxing, soils, waving, scuffs, age toning; exterior scuffs, rub marks, edge wear, fading, etc. A reading copy only..

NY: Appleton. Fair. 1943. Backstrap detached & damaged, owner name fep, edge wear, corners bumped. .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.