Nature Flowers children cats dogs 1869 McLoughlin woodcut juvenile book November2023 and certainly not for years

and certainly not for years

12 1/2" H x  18" W

In Good+ to near VG [or better] condition: displays light uniform age toning as typical for this age image

Souvenir of Rochester

Very fragile item with a low survival rate

Nature Flowers children cats dogs 1869 McLoughlin woodcut juvenile book November2023 and certainly not for yearsStories for Little Folks. Published NY, John McLoughlin c. 1869. 16 pp. counting covers. Nice chromolithography. wood engraving Art by Cogger. Spine paper split, pages loosened, close to disbound with all pages being loose, various age flaws, etc. This is what a much loved and well read handled 19th century juvenile looks like. The survival rate of 19th century color paper juvenile books such as this is very low, a minuscule percentage (almost