Belson, Mary — Poetic Gift: Containing Barbauld's Hymns in Verse

New Haven, S. Babcock, 1841. Original Wraps. Original saddle sewn wraps. Part of Babcock's Toy Books series. With black and white woodcuts throughout. Front cover with small illustrated vignettes of children doing various activities, including one depicting BASEBALL, where a batter stands poised to hit a ball, with another child sitting by, looking on, and a third in the distance, perhaps the pitcher. In GOOD condition. Moderate soiling and a few minor stains. Moderate scuffing and fading to the covers. Minor edge wear. Interior solid with moderate foxing, minor sporadic soiling and a previous owner's inscription in ink on the first endpaper. Good .