2 Child's Books: Lothrop & Hurst c.1880
Height: 9.5 inches Width: 8 inches. This lot consists of two children's picture books from the late 19th century, both featuring chromolithographed pictorial boards and cloth spines. The first volume is titled Stories and Pictures of Domestic Animals. The front cover depicts a young girl in a pink dress feeding a brown and white cow beneath a blossoming tree. The reverse of the volume features a vibrant chromolithograph of four children riding in a howdah atop an elephant led by a driver. A red banner at the top of this illustration is blank. Printed at the bottom edge is the text D. Lothrop Co. Boston, Mass. and a lithographer's credit reading H. Bencke Lith. Co. N.Y. The interior pages are printed with wood-engraved illustrations and short stories, including titles such as Fritz Frizzle and How Willie Drives to Pasture. The second volume is titled Jack and Jill, and Other Favorite Nursery Rhymes and Chimes. The title page bears the imprint of Hurst and Company, Publishers, New York. The front cover features a color illustration of the titular characters carrying a wooden bucket of milk, with the publisher's name Hurst and Co. New York in the lower left corner. The back cover depicts a child dressed as a witch in a yellow dress and red pointed hat reading a book, accompanied by several black cats and a broom. The interior contains various nursery rhymes, including Johnny shall have a new bonnet and Who killed Cock Robin?, illustrated with woodcuts.
[ translate ]Height: 9.5 inches Width: 8 inches. This lot consists of two children's picture books from the late 19th century, both featuring chromolithographed pictorial boards and cloth spines. The first volume is titled Stories and Pictures of Domestic Animals. The front cover depicts a young girl in a pink dress feeding a brown and white cow beneath a blossoming tree. The reverse of the volume features a vibrant chromolithograph of four children riding in a howdah atop an elephant led by a driver. A red banner at the top of this illustration is blank. Printed at the bottom edge is the text D. Lothrop Co. Boston, Mass. and a lithographer's credit reading H. Bencke Lith. Co. N.Y. The interior pages are printed with wood-engraved illustrations and short stories, including titles such as Fritz Frizzle and How Willie Drives to Pasture. The second volume is titled Jack and Jill, and Other Favorite Nursery Rhymes and Chimes. The title page bears the imprint of Hurst and Company, Publishers, New York. The front cover features a color illustration of the titular characters carrying a wooden bucket of milk, with the publisher's name Hurst and Co. New York in the lower left corner. The back cover depicts a child dressed as a witch in a yellow dress and red pointed hat reading a book, accompanied by several black cats and a broom. The interior contains various nursery rhymes, including Johnny shall have a new bonnet and Who killed Cock Robin?, illustrated with woodcuts.
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