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1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth
1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth

1890 Victorian Children’s Book – Lucky Ducks, Molesworth

$134 USD - $134 USD
$134 USD
$134 USD - $134 USD
$134 USD

Author: Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by W. J. Morgan.
Title: Lucky Ducks and Other Stories.
Publisher: London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; New York, E. & J. B. Young & Co., [circa 1890s]. First Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 9 x 7 inches.
Pages: 96 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good publisher’s original pale green pictorial cloth binding, upper board attractively illustrated in color with ducks by a pond and a young girl carrying a dish; lettering in red and brown. Spine lettered vertically. Rear board with decorative monogram device in brown (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Very appealing and scarce example of late Victorian decorative children’s binding.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing and toning - as shown). Decorative floral endpapers intact. 
Illustrations: Illustrated throughout with charming colored vignette illustrations by W. J. Morgan, including title-page vignette and numerous in-text scenes in soft Victorian palette. A delightful combination of color and line drawings that beautifully complement Molesworth’s gentle storytelling.


The book: Lucky Ducks and Other Stories is a charming late Victorian children’s collection blending domestic realism with moral reflection and gentle humor. Mrs. Molesworth, one of the most beloved writers of children’s fiction of her time, captures everyday childhood life — country holidays, trains, animals, family scenes — with warmth and psychological sensitivity.

The pictorial cloth binding, combined with Morgan’s delicate colored vignettes, makes this an especially attractive example of turn-of-the-century illustrated juvenile literature — a period when publishers placed increasing emphasis on visual appeal in children’s books.

The author: Mrs. Molesworth (Mary Louisa Molesworth, 1839–1921) was one of the foremost Victorian writers for children, sometimes referred to as “the Jane Austen of the nursery.” Her works emphasized kindness, family life, and moral growth without excessive sentimentality. Her stories were widely read in Britain and America and remain representative of refined late 19th-century juvenile fiction.