Slovenly Peter & many other Stories 1860’s McLoughlin hand colored juvenile book Hughsonville 16 3/8" H x 13"

16 3/8" H x 13" W

Messes et Vepres

so perhaps very early mention of New England Transcendentalism

rear cover is a fine large ad for Cream of Wheat cereal with their iconic spokesman black American cook

4 1/4" H x 5 1/4" W

Slovenly Peter & many other Stories 1860’s McLoughlin hand colored juvenile book Hughsonville 16 3/8" H x 13"Slovenly Peter's Little Story Book. (Containing 10 short pictorial stories). Published NY, John McLoughlin c. 1860s. Hardcover, color lithographed paper covered boards, cloth spine. Well used condition. Text leaves shaken, numerous pages loose or detached. Original string tied spine mostly loosened now. Might lack a leaf or two (?). Book contains 10 different stories. These are: Little Suck a Thumb, Carry the Candle, The Dirty Child, Rocking Philip,