{"product_id":"1831-childrens-travel-chap-book","title":"1834 CHILDREN'S TRAVEL CHAP BOOK. Exotic Animals and Their Riders for Moral Instruction. Rare.","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"0\" class=\"first-token\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA very scarce imprint with no other examples traced in the auction history or in the trade. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFewer than a handful of copies recorded in institutional libraries nationwide. \u003c\/span\u003eThis imprint  issued by \u003cspan\u003eWilliams,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Orton \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e who operated in Hamilton between roughly 1831 and 1836 (with Waldron \u0026amp; Barnum printing local works around 1834–1835).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"0\" class=\"first-token\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn unusual work designed to introduce young readers to exotic fauna through rhyming verses and hand-colored woodcuts,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e featuring unusual mounts like camels,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e elephants,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and llamas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The text combines short descriptive prose with whimsical, moralizing rhymes detailing how humans in distant lands utilize unusual beasts for transportation. Each entry pairs an illustration of a rider atop an exotic creature, such as an ostrich, reindeer, camel, or elephant, with verses that highlight the animal's physical characteristics, habitat, and utility to man. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"0\" class=\"first-token\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntended to blend moral instruction with natural history, the book offered 19th-century American children a window into global geography and biology while reinforcing contemporary views on natural order and human \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTravellers Mounted upon Curious Animals. Hamilton. Waldron \u0026amp; Barnum, Printers; Commercial Buildings. Williams, Orton \u0026amp; Co. Eaton Street. Nd. c.1831-1835. 16pp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFair as shown, wraps bearing a vernacular respine as shown. That said, textually reasonably well preserved and exceptionally rare. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Specs Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68061480615972,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/3910\/9435\/files\/11-11-2026SpecsFineBooks-6.jpg?v=1794436213","url":"https:\/\/specsfinebooks.com\/products\/1831-childrens-travel-chap-book","provider":"Specs Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}