The Babes in the Wood.
[n.p., England: Oliver & Boyd? n.d., ca. 1830]. Printed on one side only. With eight hand-colored woodcuts. Possibly illustrated by John Jackson on contract from the publisher. Dustsoiling to wrappers. Back cover loose. Some foxing to leaves. A good copy. Original brown stiff paper wrappers illustrated with a woodcut in black. Small octavo. 16 pp. Item #17339
A rare edition of this classic children’s story. The list of twelve other juvenile books on the back cover indicate that this might be an Oliver & Boyd publication.
See Alastair Johnston, Transitional Faces: The Lives & Work of Richard Austin, type-cutter, and Richard Turner Austin, wood-engraver. OCLC records no copies of this edition.
Price: $350.00