Thin 8vo. 64pp. 1 full-page and 24 textual illustrations, all hand-coloured. Red cloth, with gilt vignette and title to upper board. In blind to lower board. The gift inscription on the front free endpaper reads: "Morris Longstreth, from Auntie Lill, Christmas 1862". Slight corner wear and soiling; else, a very good copy. Delightful rhymes for little folk. Variously ascribed to Mrs. Saxby, née Jane Euphemia Browne. (Halkett and Laing.) and Ann Hawkshaw (copyright receipt stamp dated 1877, relating to a later edition.) RARE in this imprint. Very good Hardcover. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontispiece. "Any Grist for the Mill?" 2. Small vignette of Eagle and chicks to title page. 3. Dame Duck's First Lecture on Education. (p.7) 4. Small vignette, left side of a woman feeding her poultry. (p.10) 5. The Carpenter's Shop. (p.11) 6. Freddie and The Cherry Tree. A small vignette left side. (p.16) 7. Small vignette right side of a bird sitting in a tree above a fence. (p.17) 8. Larger vignette of a man playing in the snow with young children. (p.20) 9. The Turtle - Dove's Nest. (p.21) 10. The Robin-Redbreasts. (p.23) 11. Vignette of a mother scolding her young child. (p.24) 12. Vignette of a Huntsman blowing his horn to 'whip' in the dogs. (p.26) 13. Full page illustration of a hunting scene 'in full flight' (p.27) 14. Gertrude and her alphabet. (p.30) 15. Small vignette of letters 'H' & 'A.' (p.33) 16. The Old Kitchen Clock. (p.36) 17. The Little Boy and The Stars. (p.40) 18. Small vignette of someone rubbing sleep from their eyes in bed. (p.41) 19. Vignette of a young child 'sailing' across the night sky on a crescent-shaped moon. (p.41) 20. Vignette of 2 small children being caught taking food from a table. (p.47) 21. Vignette of a man, the worse for drink, celebrating 'The Spirit of Wine' with some 'imaginary friends.' (p.50) 22. Little Rain Drops. (p.53) 23. Small vignette of 2 children playing with their toys in a nursery. (p.54) 24. Small vignette of a sow and her piglets in a sty. (p.60) 25. Vignette of a group of poor children looking at a young girl riding her Pony with her mother and pet dog. (p.64)