Sold for:
$400
$400
Gibbs, Henry (1668-1723) Goldy Children their Parents Joy. Boston: S. Kneeland & T. Green for D. Henchman, 1727. First and only edition before 1801, 12mo, six North American copies listed in ESTC, bound in full contemporary speckled sheepskin over scabbard, unrepaired and unsophisticated; lacking two bifolia of the preface: A2-A5 (likely never present); signed on ffep by Ezekiel Northend (1659-1732) of Newbury, Massachusetts, 5 1/4 x 3 in. A rare work whose topic is parenting.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-05-23