Lot 214 - "The Mirror; Or, Eighteen Juvenile Tales And Dialogues" Antique Children's Book By A Lady Of Philadelphia, Published By Munroe And Francis, Boston, 1828 Nosepicker There are some significant scuff

There are some significant scuff marks on the wood of the frame

Oversized dried conk mushroom (shelf fungus)

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subtle tonal shading

Lot 214 - "The Mirror; Or, Eighteen Juvenile Tales And Dialogues" Antique Children's Book By A Lady Of Philadelphia, Published By Munroe And Francis, Boston, 1828 Nosepicker There are some significant scuffAntique early American childrens book titled "The Mirror; or, Eighteen Juvenile Tales and Dialogues" by a Lady of Philadelphia, published by Munroe and Francis, and Charles S. Francis, New York, 1828. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece depicting a domed public building, likely the Massachusetts State House. Preface notes the authors intent to create an essentially American work, distinct from English moral literature, modeled after Berquins