Evenings at home : or, The juvenile budget opened / by Dr. Aikin and Mrs. Barbauld
1855, Newly arranged edition. London : Darton and Co. Very good copy in the original, gilt-blocked cloth; spine elaborately blind-tooled. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #413794
Physical description; 366 p., 21 plates ; 17 cm. Notes; Date is suggested. Edition: First published: London, 1792-1796 in 6 volumes. This edition dated by L. Darton in The Dartons: an annotated checklist. Printed: Woking: J. Billing. Illustrations: unsigned wood-engravings. Subjects; Animals and Nature. Nationality and Place. Morality, Manners and Consequences. Leisure and Play. Women in Publishing. Children's stories; Animals; Birds; Farm life; Dolls; Occupations; Kings and rulers; Transmigration; Science; Manufacturing processes; Temperance; Manners and customs; Women as authors. Cultural Characteristics.
Price: €48.00