Peter Parley's Book of Fables Illustrated by Numerous Engravings
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Authors
Goodrich, Samuel G
Issue Date
1992
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Book, Whole
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This is a 32-page miniature book reproduced in the early 1990s from the original by Pleasant Company as an accessory for the American Girl Doll Kirsten. 2½ x 3. Excellent condition. To judge by the copyright, the book was first published in 1834. This edition was published in 1841. My own copy comes from 1836. Apparently, what had been in 1836 White, Dwier and Conpany by 1841 had become R. White. The T of C used here is accurate for the original edition; that is, it refers to forty-seven fables spread over some 130 pages. As I mention there, Parley's fables, taken or derived from Ingram Cobb, are full of explicitated lessons about what little children should do. His fables are heavy on animals learning too late what they should have done and very light on risk and adventure. The principal lesson is overwhelming: obey your parents! Nine fables are reproduced here with their charming rectangular engravings.
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Pleasant Company Incorporated
R. White/Pleasant Company
R. White/Pleasant Company