[Children's Books]. Little Charlotte. Philadelphia, 1818.

[CHILDREN'S BOOKS]

SABRINA CECIL [PSEUD.]. LITTLE CHARLOTTE; OR, THE PICTURE-BOOK. PHILADELPHIA: E. AND R. PARKER, 1818

32mo (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.; 121 x 95 mm). 10 handcolored engraved plates; some minor dampstaining and soiling. Original blue-grey wrappers, sewn as issued.

Long-unknown first American edition, preceding the 1819 edition. The plates are brightly handcolored by the publisher. According to the 1819 edition, "Price coloured 31 cts. Plain 25 cts." The coloring was likely done by a team of school-age children paid by the publisher.

Unrecorded in Welch, Rosenbach, American Imprints, Hamilton, or OCLC.