ID 967449
Lot 252 | Mary's Lamb
Estimate value
$ 1 000 – 2 000
The first appearance of "Mary Had a Little Lamb." The Blairhame copy. Later in 1830, Hale would include the poem in her collection Poems for Our Children. Hale was a compelling character; see the following lot for a description. Ref. the Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes.
12mo (140 x 85mm). Engraved frontispiece (lightly offset to title). Contemporary red half sheep over marbled boards, spine gilt (spine darkened and shipped at head, lower joint cracked through); modern slipcase. Provenance: A.R. Pope of Cambridge, Mass (contemporary printed label) – Natalie Knowlton Insley Blair, 1887-1951, American art and book collector (Blairhame morocco bookplate; her sale, Christie's New York, 14 December 2016, lot 272).
| Artist: | Sarah Josepha Hale (1788 - 1879) |
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| Place of origin: | USA |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Artist: | Sarah Josepha Hale (1788 - 1879) |
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| Place of origin: | USA |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
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