Nesbitt Grammar Land NY Holt 1878 1st Edition Alice In Wonderland Style Fantasy
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GRAMMAR LAND
NESBITT, M.L.
New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1878.
: NESBITT, M.L. GRAMMAR-LAND or, Grammar in Fun for the Children of Schoolroom-shire. Frontispiece and chapter initials by F. Waddy. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1878. First edition. Square 12mo., lettered and decorated in gilt, bevelled edges. Clean and unmarked inside.Binding and pages tight throughout. Very good copy of a scarce title. 1878. This was published near the time of Carroll's Through The Looking Glass, and follows the theme of the Alice books of giving animated characterizations to grammatical concepts and abstractions, as a didactic tool of instruction. .
Condition: Wear to back cover, inside Fine, clean, unworn. A very scarce book only a few copies on line.
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