Ray, Rena; Colman, Julia; et al. My Holiday Gift: A Book of Pretty Poems, Stories, and Sketches, for Boys and Girls, by various Authors. A Gift for All Seasons of the Year. New York: Carlton & Porter, Sunday-School Union, c. 1860. [10951]
Blue pebble cloth, gilt vignette of a Middle Eastern man with horse and spear on front and back, spine in gilt, spine faded. Binding is a bit edge-worn and rubbed, 7 1/2 x 6 inches, 1 inch worm hole to rear joint, front fine, tight, all page edges gilt. 13 wood-engraved plates plus text illustrations, 218 pp., 2 pp. advert for Sunday School books. Some foxing and finger smudges. Good. Hardcover.
A group of stories published by a Methodist firm. Authors include Rena Ray, Miss Julia Colman, and "Mrs. L. A. H."
Titles include Aunt Kitty; Willie's Robin; Buried in the Snow; Alice and Her Pets; Janet's Lamb; Running after the Rainbow; Carl, the Shepherd Boy; The Shaking of the Pear-Tree; A Hare-Hunt; On the Ice; Jessie's Christmas Present; etc.
