Lyra Americana Or Verses Of, Child's Country Book, in Words

Rider, Rev. George T; Selected & Arranged By. Lyra Americana or Verses of Praise & Faith from American Poets New York, D. Appleton & Co., 1865, Hard Cover, Condition: Very Good, A volume of the best sacred verses from all available sources, entirely inrrespective of Doctrinal or Ecclesiastic affinities, or individual preferences. A beautifully illuminated (elaborate decorative color first letter of verse) book, with color tailpieces and other black and white illustrations.Color headpiece to Preface and List of First Lines; decorative color title page. Many verses about Christmas, Easter and reference to biblical occurances. Authors such as: William Croswell; Mulenburge; Whittier; Charles Constantine Pise (Piest & poet); Caroline Chesebro; George W. Bethune; S. Longfellow, Holy Spirit, Truth Devine; John W. Brown, Christmas Bells; Robert Lobert Lowell; Bishop Burgess, The Hours. and many other authors and church authorities. Green cloth boards and spine, gilt lettering and decoration of spine, decorative gilt "L" to front board. Mild rubbing of spine edges and ends. Darkened area to last page of "First Line" index and half title page, from a marker. Few pages have offsetting from illustration. Top, lower and fore-edges inked red. All else very clean, tightly bound. A beautiful book. sm 8 vo, 295 pp (Reverend, George, T, Rider, Christian, Poetry, Evangelistic, Verse, John, Greenleaf, Whittiwer, Christian, Poetry, Longfellow, Christian, Poetry, Caroline, Chesebro, George, W, Bethune, Christmas, Bells, John, W, Brown, Antique, Books, Lyra, Americana, Or, Verses, Of, Praise, &, Faith, Poetry, Of, Christian, Faith, Illuminated, Books, Illuminated, Poetry, Lyra, Americana, Verse, Of, Praise, And Faith) Cat No. 3044.	50.00
Rider, Rev. George T; Selected & Arranged By. Lyra Americana or Verses of Praise & Faith from American Poets New York, D. Appleton & Co., 1865, Hard Cover, Condition: Very Good, A volume of the best sacred verses from all available sources, entirely inrrespective of Doctrinal or Ecclesiastic affinities, or individual preferences. A beautifully illuminated (elaborate decorative color first letter of verse) book, with color tailpieces and other black and white illustrations.Color headpiece to Preface and List of First Lines; decorative color title page. Many verses about Christmas, Easter and reference to biblical occurances. Authors such as: William Croswell; Mulenburge; Whittier; Charles Constantine Pise (Piest & poet); Caroline Chesebro; George W. Bethune; S. Longfellow, Holy Spirit, Truth Devine; John W. Brown, Christmas Bells; Robert Lobert Lowell; Bishop Burgess, The Hours. and many other authors and church authorities. Green cloth boards and spine, gilt lettering and decoration of spine, decorative gilt "L" to front board. Mild rubbing of spine edges and ends. Darkened area to last page of "First Line" index and half title page, from a marker. Few pages have offsetting from illustration. Top, lower and fore-edges inked red. All else very clean, tightly bound. A beautiful book. sm 8 vo, 295 pp (Reverend, George, T, Rider, Christian, Poetry, Evangelistic, Verse, John, Greenleaf, Whittiwer, Christian, Poetry, Longfellow, Christian, Poetry, Caroline, Chesebro, George, W, Bethune, Christmas, Bells, John, W, Brown, Antique, Books, Lyra, Americana, Or, Verses, Of, Praise, &, Faith, Poetry, Of, Christian, Faith, Illuminated, Books, Illuminated, Poetry, Lyra, Americana, Verse, Of, Praise, And Faith) Cat No. 3044.	50.00
Rider, Rev. George T; Selected & Arranged By. Lyra Americana or Verses of Praise & Faith from American Poets New York, D. Appleton & Co., 1865, Hard Cover, Condition: Very Good, A volume of the best sacred verses from all available sources, entirely inrrespective of Doctrinal or Ecclesiastic affinities, or individual preferences. A beautifully illuminated (elaborate decorative color first letter of verse) book, with color tailpieces and other black and white illustrations.Color headpiece to Preface and List of First Lines; decorative color title page. Many verses about Christmas, Easter and reference to biblical occurances. Authors such as: William Croswell; Mulenburge; Whittier; Charles Constantine Pise (Piest & poet); Caroline Chesebro; George W. Bethune; S. Longfellow, Holy Spirit, Truth Devine; John W. Brown, Christmas Bells; Robert Lobert Lowell; Bishop Burgess, The Hours. and many other authors and church authorities. Green cloth boards and spine, gilt lettering and decoration of spine, decorative gilt "L" to front board. Mild rubbing of spine edges and ends. Darkened area to last page of "First Line" index and half title page, from a marker. Few pages have offsetting from illustration. Top, lower and fore-edges inked red. All else very clean, tightly bound. A beautiful book. sm 8 vo, 295 pp (Reverend, George, T, Rider, Christian, Poetry, Evangelistic, Verse, John, Greenleaf, Whittiwer, Christian, Poetry, Longfellow, Christian, Poetry, Caroline, Chesebro, George, W, Bethune, Christmas, Bells, John, W, Brown, Antique, Books, Lyra, Americana, Or, Verses, Of, Praise, &, Faith, Poetry, Of, Christian, Faith, Illuminated, Books, Illuminated, Poetry, Lyra, Americana, Verse, Of, Praise, And Faith) Cat No. 3044.	50.00
Rider, Rev. George T; Selected & Arranged By. Lyra Americana or Verses of Praise & Faith from American Poets New York, D. Appleton & Co., 1865, Hard Cover, Condition: Very Good, A volume of the best sacred verses from all available sources, entirely inrrespective of Doctrinal or Ecclesiastic affinities, or individual preferences. A beautifully illuminated (elaborate decorative color first letter of verse) book, with color tailpieces and other black and white illustrations.Color headpiece to Preface and List of First Lines; decorative color title page. Many verses about Christmas, Easter and reference to biblical occurances. Authors such as: William Croswell; Mulenburge; Whittier; Charles Constantine Pise (Piest & poet); Caroline Chesebro; George W. Bethune; S. Longfellow, Holy Spirit, Truth Devine; John W. Brown, Christmas Bells; Robert Lobert Lowell; Bishop Burgess, The Hours. and many other authors and church authorities. Green cloth boards and spine, gilt lettering and decoration of spine, decorative gilt "L" to front board. Mild rubbing of spine edges and ends. Darkened area to last page of "First Line" index and half title page, from a marker. Few pages have offsetting from illustration. Top, lower and fore-edges inked red. All else very clean, tightly bound. A beautiful book. sm 8 vo, 295 pp (Reverend, George, T, Rider, Christian, Poetry, Evangelistic, Verse, John, Greenleaf, Whittiwer, Christian, Poetry, Longfellow, Christian, Poetry, Caroline, Chesebro, George, W, Bethune, Christmas, Bells, John, W, Brown, Antique, Books, Lyra, Americana, Or, Verses, Of, Praise, &, Faith, Poetry, Of, Christian, Faith, Illuminated, Books, Illuminated, Poetry, Lyra, Americana, Verse, Of, Praise, And Faith) Cat No. 3044.	50.00
Miller, Thomas. Child's Country Book, in Words of Two Syllables London, George Routledge and Sons, 1868, Hard Cover, Condition: Very Good, This beautiful reprint of the 1848 issue has 16 vibrantly colored lithographs. An easy to read book for children about country farm life, animals, nature and seasonal changes in 19th century England. Illustrations: The Milk Maid; Cows in Water; Shepherd Boy, and Sheep; Ducks Swimming and Diving; Feeding Poultry; Cottage and Bee-Hives; Grey Horse Drinking; Cat in the Dairy; The Young Angler; Farmer's Waggon; The Old Gardener; The Patient Ass; Nutting, and Black-Berrying; Hogs in the Straw Yard; Gathering Grapes; Turkeys on the Common. Beautifully bound in brown and gild decorative cloth with floral and bird illustration, inset bright color lithography of young girl and doll. Bright gilt stamped title to front board and spine. Printed on heavy weight paper, each plate covered with blank page. In protective polyester archival film. N.D. circa 1860, very slight toning of text, text large, very readable. Front hinge cracked at title page, solidly bound and clean. Mild rubbing of upper edge and corners. A beautiful scarce book with all it's plates. 12 mo, 110 pages (The Child, S, Country, Book, 19th, Century, Children, S, Literature, 19th, Century, Color, Lithographs, Animal, Stories, For, Young, Children, Farm, Animal, Stories, 19th, Century, English, Farms, Antique, Children, S, Book, Color, Plate, Books) Cat No. 3045.	60.00