{"product_id":"pleasant-stories-in-prose-and-verse-jane-boden-1st-edition","title":"Pleasant Stories in Prose and Verse, Jane Boden — 1st Edition Thus","description":"\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pt-12 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden items-end rtl:items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"user-message-bubble-color corner-superellipse\/0.98 relative min-w-0 overflow-hidden rounded-[22px] px-4 py-2.5 leading-6 max-w-(--user-chat-width,70%)\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Virtue and Company, Limited, [c. 1878]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e Small 4to, pp. [iv], 256.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. Presented in its original publisher’s purple cloth, elaborately stamped in black and gilt with an inset circular chromolithograph to the upper board. The binding remains vibrant but exhibits moderate, age-appropriate shelf-wear, most notably a distinct one-inch split and minor fraying to the cloth at the lower front joint near the tail of the spine. The board corners are bumped and mildly rubbed, and there is light scuffing to the extremities. The binding remains relatively sound, though the text block is slightly shaken. Internally, the grey endpapers bear a neat 1878 gift inscription; leaves are generally bright and clean, with occasional instances of mild foxing, light toning to the margins, and minor typical handling marks. The text block's red-tinted edges show slight fading. Overall, a solid, presentable copy of a scarce title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This charming and scarcely seen Victorian children's anthology, compiled by Jane Boden, is a quintessential example of late nineteenth-century illustrated juvenile literature. Issued by Virtue and Company, the volume boasts \"about two hundred illustrations on wood,\" providing a rich visual accompaniment to the prose and verse contained within. The striking publisher's binding, featuring a vibrant chromolithograph portrait of a young girl in a holly-adorned hat, reflects the era's strong market for highly decorative, gift-ready presentation bindings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book bears a pleasing piece of contemporary provenance, featuring a lovely copperplate ink gift inscription to the front free endpaper that reads: \"Thomas Henry Clarke. \/ Christmas Day. \/ 1878.\" This inscription not only adds a touch of charm but firmly dates the volume's circulation to the late 1870s. Unrecorded in major institutional databases under this exact title and author configuration, it represents a highly uncommon survival of Victorian nursery ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA delightful window into the Victorian nursery, \u003ci\u003ePleasant Stories in Prose and Verse\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating anthology designed to entertain and instruct the youth of the 1870s. Brimming with approximately two hundred intricate wood engravings, the collection offers a rich tapestry of charming tales, didactic rhymes, and idealized glimpses of nineteenth-century childhood. Bound in a beautifully ornate publisher's cloth with a striking chromolithograph center, it remains a wonderful, authentic addition to any collection of historical children's literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53784552243539,"sku":"4095-SD-FR-G-2","price":210.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_152357.jpg?v=1781019498","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/pleasant-stories-in-prose-and-verse-jane-boden-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}