Summary: | "Stories and poems, with pictures. Title, imprint statement, and series transcribed from p. [1] of wrapper. Series transposed from head of wrapper. "New picture books for little children. Aunt Louisa! Big picture series--31 kinds."--publisher's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper. According to New York Historical Society records in RLIN, a similar advertisement was used on two other works from the series Uncle Ned's picture books, one bearing an inscription dated 1873 and the other 1874. Variant states: one state has advertisement for "Aunt Louisa! Big picture series"; another state has advertisement for "Big picture series." The titles listed under both versions of the advertisement are identical. Plates chromolithographed. "Uncle Ned's picture books. Large 8vo. 15 cents each ... Playtime stories."--publisher's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper."
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