Aunt Jenny's Series: Little Bo Peep

Color printed wraps with 7 hand-colored engravings, 10.5 x 6.75 inches. 8 leaves total, with outer wraps lining the interior pages, which are printed on one side only. Old make-do stitch along the spine, now threaded only at the bottom half, restricts opening. Light typical soil and wear, Good to Very Good overall. "Helen Kimball" signed on the cover and again on the verso. An early, pre-"chromo" McLoughlin printing with coloring applied by hand using stencils. Based on the publisher's address at 24 Beekman, ca. 1859-1862. A second printing previously sold for $600.