Lot of 4 Childrens Illustrated Instructional Books

C-18824 Group of four illustrated children's books dating to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, each bound in pictorial boards and produced for juvenile reading and instruction. Titles in the group include New Speaker for the Little Folks, Pictures & Stories for the Play Room, Pleasant Hours, and Jolly Playmates. The books feature period chromolithographed covers and black-and-white interior illustrations, with themes centered on domestic life, moral instruction, storytelling, and childhood play. Interior pages include engraved illustrations and story text typical of turn-of-the-century children's publishing. One volume includes a presentation inscription dated 1904, and another title page indicates publication by Juvenile Publishing Company, 1890, confirming the period range. These...