First Edition. Octavo, original full leather, gilt spine bands and gilt lettering to spine stamp. Author’s first published book, best known today for her timeless children’s poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Hale also became one of the first American women novelists and one of the first of either gender to write a book about slavery. Nearly Very Good, with modest foxing to pages, circular stain not obstructing readability to first few and last few leaves, leather with expected wear especially to edges and spine gutters, some pencil scribbles to front inside cover. Item #18694