[O'KEEFFE, Adelaide (1776-1855)]. Beasts, Birds and Fishes. From Original Poems with Pictures for Children. London: Printed for Darton, Harvey and Darton...Published as the Act directs Nov. 1. 1813. 16° (122 x 105mm) 16 leaves, the sheet printed on one side. Engraved throughout, title, 29 illustrations, plain, arranged 2 per page with verses below except for final leaf with one illustration only. Original printed yellow wrappers with publisher's ms. 1/-; housed in a green cloth case with marbled paper lining, (grubby, spine worn). Provenance: Martha Wilkinson (inscription). David p.40. The poem is taken from volume II of Original Poems for Infant Minds, first published in 1805. -- Adelaide O'KEEFFE. National Characters Exhibited in Forty Geographical Poems, with plates. By Miss O'Keeffe...Lymington: printed for Darton, Harvey and Darton, London. 1818. 12° (135 x 84mm). Last leaf advertisements "Lately published, by the same author". Copper engraved frontispiece and 7 inserted copper plates (some coloured by a child owner). Original bright roan-backed marbled boards. David p.42. The dedication is dated from Ryde, Isle of Wight, which explains the Lymington imprint and helps to confirm David's speculation that the Darton involvement was part of their rapprochement with O'Keeffe over her contributions to Original Poems. -- Adelaide O'KEEFFE. A Trip to the Coast; or, poems descriptive of various interesting objects on the sea-shore. London: printed for Darton, Harvey and Darton...1819 12° (140 x 83mm). Final leaf advertisements. Copper engraved frontispiece dated March 16.h, 1819 and 4 inserted plates. Original roan-backed marbled boards (rubbed). Provenance: Anne Butler from a friend. David p.42; Osborne I p.74. (3)

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[O'KEEFFE, Adelaide (1776-1855)]. Beasts, Birds and Fishes. From Original Poems with Pictures for Children. London: Printed for Darton, Harvey and Darton...Published as the Act directs Nov. 1. 1813. 16° (122 x 105mm) 16 leaves, the sheet printed on one side. Engraved throughout, title, 29 illustrations, plain, arranged 2 per page with verses below except for final leaf with one illustration only. Original printed yellow wrappers with publisher's ms. 1/-; housed in a green cloth case with marbled paper lining, (grubby, spine worn). Provenance: Martha Wilkinson (inscription). David p.40. The poem is taken from volume II of Original Poems for Infant Minds, first published in 1805. -- Adelaide O'KEEFFE. National Characters Exhibited in Forty Geographical Poems, with plates. By Miss O'Keeffe...Lymington: printed for Darton, Harvey and Darton, London. 1818. 12° (135 x 84mm). Last leaf advertisements "Lately published, by the same author". Copper engraved frontispiece and 7 inserted copper plates (some coloured by a child owner). Original bright roan-backed marbled boards. David p.42. The dedication is dated from Ryde, Isle of Wight, which explains the Lymington imprint and helps to confirm David's speculation that the Darton involvement was part of their rapprochement with O'Keeffe over her contributions to Original Poems. -- Adelaide O'KEEFFE. A Trip to the Coast; or, poems descriptive of various interesting objects on the sea-shore. London: printed for Darton, Harvey and Darton...1819 12° (140 x 83mm). Final leaf advertisements. Copper engraved frontispiece dated March 16.h, 1819 and 4 inserted plates. Original roan-backed marbled boards (rubbed). Provenance: Anne Butler from a friend. David p.42; Osborne I p.74.
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