Raheb, Barbara J. FUN AND GAMES OF CHILDHOOD; illustrations by F. Schuyler Matthews. Agoura Hills, California: Pennyweight Press, 1999. FIRST EDITION; LIMITED EDITION OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 1 OF 50 COPIES; DESIGN, HANDCOLORING AND BINDING BY BARBARA J. RAHEB; SIGNED BY RAHEB ON THE COLOPHON. Miniature 1-1/16" x 13/16". Burgundy pyroxylin covered boards with titles and decoration stamped in gilt to front cover and spine, with no evident wear or signs of handling for what is a beautiful copy of the book. Marbled endpapers with a small [pun intended] crease to upper fore edge corner of FFEP. [31] pp. "From an Original Publication by McLoughlin Bros., New York 1898" [title page]; the book contains [12] pp. of text describing how pre-20th century children found diversions and means of entertaining themselves, even without what children today consider to be essential tools for doing so; with hand-colored illustrations throughout depicting the fun and games of childhood from days gone by, including three full page illustrations: Leap Frog, Pease Porridge Hot and Tag, and seven double page illustrations: Pop Goes the Weasel, London Bridge, Blind Man Buff, The Mulberry Bush, Follow the Leader, Soap Bubbles and Forfeit; internally fine except as noted above. The condition of the book is FINE. Only one copy located on OCLC/WorldCat (University of Delaware Library: Hugh M. Morris Library) and that copy is not hand-colored or numbered. RARE; and really quite lovely to boot! # 001125