— My Children

London , Frederick Warne, c1880. First edition. Magazine. A charming book from the Aunt Louisa's London Toy Book Series from 1880. The first edition. Very scarce. Dated c.1880 from JISC. My Children was part of the Aunt Louisa's Toy Books sold for 1 to 2 shillings.Aunt Louisa was the pen name for Laura Belinda Charlotte Jewry, an English writer primarily known for her children's literature. Each Toy Book contains a story of moral teachings. This book explores the relationship between adults and children. It covers Victorian attitudes toward how children should behave towards adults. The attitudes that it covers relate to the Victorian ideas that children should be seen rather than heard. Including the Warne's Nursery Literature adverts for Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books and Warne's Excelsior Toy Books. The story includes five illustrations showing the relationships between mothers and children. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. Externally generally smart. Loss to the front wrap. Two closed tears have been repaired with tape. Marginal age toning. A small pencil inscription on the front of the wrap. The warps are held by the cords only. Binding tender. A tide mark on the first page. Marginal age toning with the occasional spot. Contemporary gift inscription on the third page. The pages are backed with cloth. Good . Ill.: None. Good .