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Title: The Peacock "At Home:" A Sequel to the Butterfly's Ball Author: [Dorset, Catherine Ann] "A Lady" Place: London Publisher: J. Harris Successor to E. Newbery Date: 1807 Description: 16 pp. 6 hand-colored engraved plates. 12.5x10.5 cm (5x4¼") original printed blue wrappers. Custom folding cloth case. First Edition. Inscription from a mother to her son on rear of frontispiece. First edition of this, the first sequel, to the very popular "Butterfly's Ball", published earlier the same year. The pair of titles ushered out the era of the dominance of the moral tale in children's literature. The two titles combined sold more that 40,000 copies in their first year and remained in print for many years following. Gumuchian 2241-3. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear, foxing; very good. Item number: 253602