Flowers of delight : an agreeable garland of prose and poetry for the instruction and amusement of little masters and misses and their distinguished parents / selected with the greatest care from books for juvenile minds, 1765-1830 . . culled by Leonard de Vries from the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books ; designed by Eric Ayers
1965, First Edition. London : Dennis Dobson 80 Kensington Church Street W8. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his personalized bookplate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 232 pages; Physical description. : 232 p. : ill. (some col. ), facsims. ; 27 cm. Subject: Stories. Prose. Poetry. Children's poetry Children's stories. Children's literature - History and criticism. Children's books - British Isles - 18th century. Children's books - British Isles - 19th century. Item #213207
Price: €30.00