Boy's and Girl's Illustrated Olio
New York, New York: S. S. Union, 1856. Hardcover. Green stamped cloth over boards, with gilt titling and illustration at spine and front cover; 180 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Fair (Moderate wear to cloth and boards. Corners bumped. FFEP torn out. Foxing and dampstaining throughout but very readable.). Item #145305
Includes a prefatory note by "D. W." dated 1856, the only clue to the publishing date of this book. A collection of stories for children aged ten to fourteen that "a Christian parent may safely place in the hands of his child, with the assurance that while it will amuse his leisure hours and improve his understanding, it will neither deprave his imagination nor corrupt his heart" (from the prefatory note).
Price: $35.00