Part of the abridged version of Mrs. Sherwood's History of Henry Milner.

Merriam & Moore was active in Troy, N.Y. in 1851.--AAS 19th century American children's book trade directory.

Includes 8 woodcuts: title vignette, illustrations; some ills. are by Alexander Anderson.

First sentence: "It was five o'clock, on a fine evening in autumn, and Mrs. Kitty, Mr. Dalben's housekeeper, who knew when to expect her master, had lighted a good fire, and set the tea-things in order, for she knew that her master liked tea after a journey, when the carriage drove up to the door, containing the good old gentleman, with his little adopted son whose father had died a few days before, asleep on his knees."

Cutt, M.N. Mrs. Sherwood, G4

Gift; Frances Henne; 1985.

In illustrated printed wrapper; publisher's advertisement on page [4] of wrapper for The Milner toys series.

Rare Book copy 2: In original printed wrapper; upper wrapper hand-colored.