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Mother Goose's Chimes, Rhymes & Melodies by Henry B. Ashmead, c. 1860

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Mother Goose's Chimes, Rhymes & Melodies by Henry B. Ashmead, c. 1860

Mother Goose's Chimes, Rhymes & Melodies by Henry B. Ashmead, c. 1860

Item: Children's Book
Title: Mother Goose's Chimes, Rhymes & Melodies

Publisher:  Henry B. Ashmead (Philadelphia, PA)

Publication Date: c. 1860

Construction:  Paper, Cloth, Board

Dimensions:  7 1/4" Tall x 5 3/4" Wide x  1/2" Thick

Condition:  Good antique condition. Wear to corners and spine. Gold on cover much diminished.  Toning and some foxing throughout.  Inscription on front endpaper dated 1866, pencil doodles on rear endpaper. Binding still holds all leaves. Please see photos. 

Details:  Small, brown, cloth-covered book with embossed designs in corners of back and front cover boards.  Front cover bears a central embossed and gilded design incorporating the title and an image of a woman riding a flying goose.  Plain endpapers on boards only, opens directly to frontispiece.  Hand-colored illustrations throughout.  Small tears on a few pages.  Inscription on front endpaper dated 1866, pencil doodles on rear endpaper.
$225.00
Mother Goose's Chimes, Rhymes & Melodies by Henry B. Ashmead, c. 1860
$225.00

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Item: Children's Book
Title: Mother Goose's Chimes, Rhymes & Melodies

Publisher:  Henry B. Ashmead (Philadelphia, PA)

Publication Date: c. 1860

Construction:  Paper, Cloth, Board

Dimensions:  7 1/4" Tall x 5 3/4" Wide x  1/2" Thick

Condition:  Good antique condition. Wear to corners and spine. Gold on cover much diminished.  Toning and some foxing throughout.  Inscription on front endpaper dated 1866, pencil doodles on rear endpaper. Binding still holds all leaves. Please see photos. 

Details:  Small, brown, cloth-covered book with embossed designs in corners of back and front cover boards.  Front cover bears a central embossed and gilded design incorporating the title and an image of a woman riding a flying goose.  Plain endpapers on boards only, opens directly to frontispiece.  Hand-colored illustrations throughout.  Small tears on a few pages.  Inscription on front endpaper dated 1866, pencil doodles on rear endpaper.