The Illustrated Book of Songs for Children / Myles Birket Foster
Book
120 pages. Illustrated with black and white engravings. "The Engravings from Designs by Birket Foster." Includes music.
Taylor and Maury Washington City Booksellers ticket.
2015.7.14
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Children's songs.1850s
7-1/2 in
Myles Birket Foster
Myles Birket Foster
Reprint
Evans & Brittan
New York
New York
United States
North America
1854
Publisher's Binding
A Christmas Gift Book bound in bright red cloth in a blind stamped repeating pattern to both front and rear cover. Gilt titles to the center of front cover. Very elaborate decorative gilt title to spine. All pages of text and music are framed in a holly border. An excellent example of 1850's red decorative cloth bindings.
Reprint Edition- first was in 1850