[Children's Books]. Three volumes. 1796–1845

[CHILDREN'S BOOKS]

CALEB BINGHAM. AN ASTRONOMICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL CATECHISM FOR THE USE OF CHILDREN. SECOND EDITION. BOSTON: S. HALL, 1796 — BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. THE WAY TO WEALTH. MONTPELIER, VERMONT: JOSIAH PARKS, 1810 — [BALLOU, ADIN AUGUSTUS]. THE MAMMOTH. VOL. 1, NOS. 1–4. MILFORD (HOPEDALE), MASSACHUSETTS, 15 NOVEMBER–27 DECEMBER 1845 

Together, 3 volumes, various formats (size varies, approx. 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.; 121 x 95 mm). Condition varies, some browning and foxing. Contemporary wrappers.

The Mammoth was a miniature newspaper for the children of Hopedale, a pioneering Utopian community in Massachusetts. Very rare. Not in OCLC, NUC, American Imprints, Sabin, or Mott,

The Franklin volume is an attractive Vermont chapbook, which Welch considered a children's book because of its diminutive size and paste paper wrappers.

Sold as a group. Not subject to return. 

LITERATURE:

Bingham: Evans 30093. Franklin: McCorison 1168; Welch 424.2