Haviland, Virginia and Margaret N. Coughlan. Yankee Doodle's Literary Sampler of Prose, Poetry, and Pictures [Selected from the Rare Book Collections of the Library of Congress and introduced by Virginia Haviland and Margaret N. Coughlan. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1974. Being an Anthology of Diverse Works Published for the Edification and/or Entertainment of Young Readers in America Before 1900.

First edition, 11-1/4 by 8-5/8 inches, pp. [10], 466, [4]; profusely illustrated black and white facsimiles and drawings. Red cloth, gilt spine titles, blind stamping on front.

An excellent bibliographical research source for American children's literature.

Please see the pictures for detail.