Merry Pictures juvenile book c.1850’s Leavitt & Allen 120 hand colored woodcuts Central Of particular note because it

Of particular note because it was linen backed long ago (likely as issued)

United States by the Miniature Book Society

Panama Pacific Line

this actual item from the time is printed on paper using inks and methods of production totally unique to the era which are totally lost in translation with modern reprints

Merry Pictures juvenile book c.1850’s Leavitt & Allen 120 hand colored woodcuts Central Of particular note because itMerry Pictures for Little People. Publ. NY, c. 1850 63s by Leavitt & Allen. Worn condition, clearly much handled survival. With a Christmas 1863 gift inscription to fly leaf. Rebacked retaining original decorative blind embossed covers. Text leaves and all twelve stories appear to be complete. With 120 woodcuts, all with original hand color. Scarce in any condition. Measures c. 8 3 4" H x 7" W. B15704