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[Elliott, Mary, nee Belson].
The Mice, and their Pic Nic. A Good Moral Tale, & c. By a Looking Glass Maker.
Publisher: W. and T. Darton, London;
Date of Publication: 1810
Stock Code: 8936
Squat 12mo, paginated to include covers. Wood engraved frontispiece and five full-page plates. Some offsetting from plates, leaves a little browned and soiled. Paper wraps are worn and rubbed. This early juvenile was first published in 1809, this is the second edition. The wood engraved covers (both upper and lower) are probably by the publisher William Darton II. This is a scarce copy of Mary Belson (Elliott)’s first work. Both William Darton senior and junior were pioneers in children’s book publishing in England. Rare, COPAC locates just three copies of this edition at the BL, Cambridge and the V & A. £400.00