Item #2304658 Yankee Doodle's Literary Sampler of Prose, Poetry, and Pictures: Being an Anthology of Diverse Works Published for the Edification and/or Entertainment of Young Readers in America Before 1900. Virginia Haviland, Margaret N. Coughlan.

Yankee Doodle's Literary Sampler of Prose, Poetry, and Pictures: Being an Anthology of Diverse Works Published for the Edification and/or Entertainment of Young Readers in America Before 1900

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1974. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good / Good. Item #2304658
ISBN: 0690002696

First edition. Jacket rubbed and lightly toned with a couple minor tears.

466 pp. "From the uniquely rich and varied collection of children's literature in the Library of Congress, here is a rich sampling of writings and illustrations created for young readers in America from colonial times to 1900. ...There are samples of traditional and popular tales, rhymes, riddles, and street cries, as well as chapbooks, primers, storybooks, and magazines."

Price: $7.00