The Acquisitions Table: The Boy’s Treasury of Sports, Pastimes, and Recreations

The Boy’s Treasury of Sports, Pastimes, and Recreations. Fourth American edition. New York: Clark, Austin & Co., 1850.

Striped publisher’s cloth bindings are rare, and such a binding on a children’s book in good condition is even rarer. The charming gilt vignette of boys at play puts an added layer on an already delightful binding.

Published by

Laura Wasowicz

Curator of Children's Literature, American Antiquarian Society

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