You are looking at a scarce 1888 first edition copy of BABY’S LULLABY BOOK MOTHER SONGS by Charles Stuart Pratt - a nursery book. Featuring 15 incredible chromolithographs by Prang from water colors by W.L. Taylor and music by G.W. Chadwick, one of America's leading composers of the time, this large book was published in Boston by L. Prang & Co. Folio. It is unpaginated.

Book condition: Covers are board covered by printed white silk - rare. Fantastic mounted chromolithographic plates. Binding is loose (please see photos) and covers are stained indicating that the book was clearly enjoyed by many mothers and children. All 15 chromolithographic plates are clean and bright. Most original tissues protecting the chromolithographs are still in place but some are loose. Two of them are missing. One song page has one of the corners ripped, but the ripped corner is there. One can imagine a little child being too quick to turn the page and his or her mom carefully put it back to be preserved. 2 old price inscriptions in pencil on front blank pages. It is a great copy of an important and scarce antique children's book and priced according to its condition.

The book measures 13" x 11".

Feel free to evaluate its condition from the detailed photographs. If you have any questions about its condition, or would you like to review higher resolution photographs, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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