The House that Jack Built. Also, The History of Mrs. Williams, and Her Plumb Cake, Which the mathematically divided among her Pupils, according to their merit. The Story of Little Red Riding Hood
Williamsburg: Colonial Williamsburg, 1956.
Hardcover. 16mo. 26 pages, [1] page blank, [1] page publisher's statement. Illustrations. Green and white decorative paper covered boards. The publisher's statement in back of the book reads - "This book is intended to represent an example of literature produced for young people of the 18th century. Although inspired by a book in the Library of Columbia University, it is not a facsimile of any one volume. This book is set by hand in Caslon type and printed on a wooden English common press on Crown and Scepter, on English handmade paper, at the Printing Office at Colonial Williamsburg, by August R. Klapper, Master Printer. The illustrations for this publication were printed from wood blocks engraved by Carl Anderson Roseberg of the College of William & Mary..." Very good. Item #24891
Price: $25.00