The Hobby-Horse, or the High Road to Learning: being a revival of that favourite alphabet "A was an Arch and shot at a frog." London: John Harris, [not before 1827 (watermark date)]. 18° (180 x 106mm). 12 wood-engraved plates, each with two illustrations in publisher's hand-colouring. (Tear in last text-leaf crudely mended.) Original printed yellow boards. Provenance: Cardross Manning 1st January 1834 (inscription). Moon H-367(3). -- Grandmamma's Book of Rhymes, for the Nursery. London: Samuel Bentley for John Harris, 1835. 12° (170 x 95mm). 42 wood-engraved illustrations and vignettes. Marbled wrappers (lacking the original covers). Second edition. Moon H-328(2). -- A Peep at the Stars; or, an Introduction to Astronomy, in Rhyme. London: S. and R. Bentley for John Harris, 1825. (177 x 108mm). 18 wood-engraved illustrations. Original printed buff boards (soiled). FIRST EDITION. Moon H-612. -- And 2 others (Spring Flowers by Ann Ritson 1825 and Walks with Mamma 1839, Moon H-718(4) and H-964). (5)

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The Hobby-Horse, or the High Road to Learning: being a revival of that favourite alphabet "A was an Arch and shot at a frog." London: John Harris, [not before 1827 (watermark date)]. 18° (180 x 106mm). 12 wood-engraved plates, each with two illustrations in publisher's hand-colouring. (Tear in last text-leaf crudely mended.) Original printed yellow boards. Provenance: Cardross Manning 1st January 1834 (inscription). Moon H-367(3). -- Grandmamma's Book of Rhymes, for the Nursery. London: Samuel Bentley for John Harris, 1835. 12° (170 x 95mm). 42 wood-engraved illustrations and vignettes. Marbled wrappers (lacking the original covers). Second edition. Moon H-328(2). -- A Peep at the Stars; or, an Introduction to Astronomy, in Rhyme. London: S. and R. Bentley for John Harris, 1825. (177 x 108mm). 18 wood-engraved illustrations. Original printed buff boards (soiled). FIRST EDITION. Moon H-612. -- And 2 others (Spring Flowers by Ann Ritson 1825 and Walks with Mamma 1839, Moon H-718(4) and H-964). (5)