{"product_id":"pretty-lessons-in-verse-for-good-children-sara-coleridge-1927-edition","title":"Pretty Lessons in Verse for Good Children, Sara Coleridge — 1927 Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Elkin Mathews \u0026amp; Marrot Ltd., 1927\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [iv], 76.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. This is an exceptionally well-preserved copy, tightly bound with sharp, unbumped corners and no significant shelf-wear to the extremities. The black cloth spine is immaculate, and the gilt titling remains strikingly bright and unoxidised. The decorative floral paper boards are crisp and vivid. Internally, the binding is solid and square. The pages are clean and largely free of foxing, though there is some very faint, uniform age-toning to the text block edges, typical of the paper stock from this period. An excellent, highly presentable copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This edition is a beautifully presented revival of Sara Coleridge’s classic children's work. It features the striking original binding, combining a smart black cloth spine with vibrant floral patterned paper boards. The text is accompanied by a lovely engraved frontispiece depicting a mother reading to her children, perfectly setting the pedagogical tone of the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopies of this specific printing are remarkably scarce on the open market, with institutional holdings accounting for most of the surviving copies. It represents a fascinating early twentieth-century reissue of a deeply influential Victorian educational text, remaining in highly collectible condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally penned in 1834 by Sara Coleridge, daughter of the esteemed Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, \u003ci\u003ePretty Lessons in Verse for Good Children\u003c\/i\u003e was born from her own experiences educating her children. The collection weaves moral instruction, Latin vocabulary, and observations of the natural world into engaging, rhythmic poetry. Highly successful upon its initial release, the book stands as a charming artefact of nineteenth-century pedagogy, blending the Coleridge family's intellectual legacy with a tender, motherly devotion to early childhood learning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54438691733843,"sku":"4827","price":49.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260723_230224.jpg?v=1785404076","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/pretty-lessons-in-verse-for-good-children-sara-coleridge-1927-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}