1882 Holiday Poems & Stories for Boys & Girls Cats Dolls Dogs Fairy Pets Winter

Description: Holiday Times Merry Stories For Boys And Girls Published by DeWolfe & Fiske Company 365 Washington Street Boston circa 1882 Undated, however the publisher, DeWolfe, Fiske & Company, was in business from 1880 until 1905. The company operated at #365 Washington Street in Boston from 1880 thru 1882, and then expanded into #361 Washington Street in 1882. The title-page gives the company adress as " 365 Washington Street " - this book was published between 1880 and 1882. Hardcover. Red Cloth Binding with Pictorial Pastedown. ( see condition details below ) 8" x 9.75" , 100 pages. 138+ Years Old A Victorian era children's book , with holiday poems & stories for boys and girls. Mostly poems with some stories. Illustrated throughout ; there are illustrations on almost every page. Includes two color plates ( color lithographs ). The Chromo-lithographs : " Winter Fun " ( children Ice Skating in winter with their dog ) " My Pussy " ( a little girl with an umbrella and her cat ) The Contents includes : The Kit Cat Club Tramp , Tramp ( toy soldiers ) Kitty 's Request A Picture of Pussy Cat Polite Polly and her Dolly ( dolls ) Rudie and the Fish ( fishing ) The Dolls Party What Shall We Buy ? ( cats look through a shop window at " mice pies " , " fish dishes , " etc. ) New Pets ( puppies ) The Fairy Clock ( a poem on telling " fairy time " by blowing a dandelion ) Twin Dollies ( wax dolls with golden hair and blue eyes ) Snappy ( a happy little dog ) Baby May ( a little 3 year-old girl who prefers to play alone , but changes her mind ) Little Buttercup ( a farm girl ) Blind Man's Bluff ( played by cats ) Butterflies ( a poem ) A Little Pilgrim's Progress ( a toddler learning to walk ) Minnie's Calculations ( a girl and her chickens ) Baby Brother A Gallant Army ( children playing soldiers ) The Sweets ( poem about children who find a Dollar on the street - and the various sweet candies the joyful children can buy ) The Goat Carriage ( children go for a drive ) A Morning Ride ( a girl & her doll ) Two And Two ( a poem about Noah's Ark and the animals ) Song At Bedtime The Learned Pigs ( at " Mr. Piggary Porker's school " ) A Family Story ( a family adopts a stray cat ) Mary & Robin ( Robin the gardener marries Mary the milkmaid ) Little Boy Blue Dollies' Pleasure Boat ( a toy boat ) Grandma Gracie ( story of a little girl who is prim, serious & old-fashioned who has an adventure with the family Setter dog , bunny rabbits in the garden , etc. ) ) Morning Ride ( with illustrations of Dolls and a Dollhouse ) The Toy Soldiers Little Shepherdess ( a girl who loves to mind the sheep ) My Dolly ( teaching a doll to walk ) The Snow Man ( a poem ) Going to the Zoo ( a poem ) Let's Go Sailing The New Kitten ( a story from a cat's point-of-view ) The Trial ( a naughty dog goes to court ) Hope Deferred ( a terrier dog begs ) Dot's Pet Kitten ( a little girl and her little cat ) Alic's Dicky Bird ( a boy and his pet bird ) My Little Sunbeam Jack and Jill Puss the Cat and her Three Kittens Good-Night Dolly ( a girl puts a doll to bed ) The Magic Bucket ( a fairy tale ) Playing School Thank You , Pretty Cow ( a poem on sweet milk ) My Grocer ( going to the market ) The Scarecrow ( a poem describing a scarecrow in a farm field ) Nursery News Such A Surprise ! ( story of a girl who likes to play make-believe ) What The Boys Did ( a poem on toys who come to life when no-one is watching ) Condition A former owner went to the expense of having this children's book professionally rebound, some years ago ; it was clearly important to that person to have it restored and saved. The original red cloth cover & pictorial pastedown were excised and laid-down onto the new red cloth binding. New blank endpapers were added and the original text-block & illustration plates were bound into the book. Restored, the binding is in fine condition. ( see the photos ) The hinges are tight. No markings. A long-ago child neatly hand-colored many of the illustrations. ( see the photos ) One of the color lithograph plates has old pencil scribble on the back side. The professional restorer trimmed the color plates, which were worn at the outer edge. The pages are otherwise in good condition. Professionally Restored & Repaired in the hope that this book will survive another 138 years! Carefully Packed for Shipment to the Buyer

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Location: Coventry, Rhode Island

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