Various — Original Poems for Infant Minds by Several Young Persons

London, Darton, Harvey and Darton, 1818. Leather. A charming collection of poetry, presented in the original roan binding and with an engraved frontispiece. The eighteenth edition of the work. Scarce in all contemporary editions. With a frontispiece engraving of "Little Ann and her Mother." Collated, complete. Volume one only. In publisher"s quarter roan with marbled boards. This is charming collection of poems from various contributors, including Jane Taylor, Ann Taylor, Adelaide O'Keeffe, Bernard Barton and others. Poems include: "The Bird's Nest," "A true Story," "To a butterfly, on giving it Liberty," "The little Fisherman," Never play with Fire" and "For a naughty Little Girl," to name a few. Among the most beloved works born from this collection, Ann Taylor's poem "My Mother" became a sentimental classic. In publisher"s quarter roan with marbled boards. Externally smart, with slight bumping to extremities. Slight rubbing to head and tail of the spine. Contemporary ink inscription to front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just the odd spot and marginal age toning. Offsetting from frontispiece to title page. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .