Children's Literature, Children's Education 

The mother's first book for little children: accompanied with engravings; by means of which conversation may be addressed, and instruction extended to the infant mind / by Mrs. Lovechild; Flowers of instruction: or, familiar subjects in verse / by Mary Elliott. 

(CON) Five separate works of juvenile literature bound together: 1. The comical drama of Punch and Judy, as performed by Signor Piccini... London: E. Wallis, 42, Skinner Street (c. 1825); 2. Old Mother Hubbard and her dog Carlo. Cheapside: Hodgson [?]. [c. 1827); 3. My grandmother, a tribute of affection. [No imprint, undated, c. 1820]; 4. The mother's first book...; 5. Flowers of instruction...||(SUM) Five works bound together in a single volume by Burdett. The first three works have text and hand-coloured illustration on one side of the leaves, and so may have been first issued in a picture sheet format, but their lack of imprint and title-pages make them difficult to firmly identify.||(TIT) Spine-title: Nursery rhymes.||(BIN) Bound in modern brown morocco by Eric Burdett. Gilt tooling on both boards and the spine.||(PRV) Bookplate of Eric Burdett on the front pastedown, later bookplate on front free endpaper recto.||(OWN) On loan S. L. 

64 p. : illustrated (31 p. of engravings) ; 17 cm.