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The Mother's Gift: or, A Present for All Little Children who are Good, Embellished with Cuts, 1769 or 1770], 11 woodcuts (of 14), A3 and both pastedowns with early juvenile ink trials, C1 detached and marked, lacking: A1-2 (title and preface/contents), A7-8 (pages 13-16), C8 (pages 47-48), and signature E (7 pages of text plus advertisements), stitching broken, contemporary Dutch floral boards, worn and dusty, lacking spine, 93 x 63mm (3.75 x 2.5ins), together with Harvey and Darton, publishers, Harry Beaufoy; or, The Pupil of Nature, by Maria Hack, 2nd edition, 1824, engraved frontispiece, page of publisher's advertisements at rear, title and frontispiece a little toned, pages 74-84 with variable brown mark to lower blank margin, front pastedown with remnants of early ink inscription, contemporary quarter morocco, rubbed and extremities worn, spine toned, 12mo in 6's, plus John Harris publisher, Nina, an Icelandic Tale, by A Mother, Author of "Always Happy," &c., 2nd edition, 1825, engraved frontispiece, some light spotting in places, front pastedown with early ink signature, contemporary quarter morocco, rubbed and extremities worn, front board detached, spine toned, 12mo in 6's, with 47 other 19th century children's books, some defective First item: Roscoe J251. A rare early children's book in the original Dutch floral boards; not in Osborne or Gumuchian. The collation agrees with the first edition copy held by the Bodleian Library, although according to Roscoe, the second edition of 1770 is almost identical to the first edition of 1769, save for the edition statement and date on the title-page. (50)