{"product_id":"the-library-first-edition","title":"The Library, First Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first library, in literature.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a kind of gift sent to the household where books matter. Not the books for the chewing months — the literary ones, the ones the mother actually wants on the nursery shelf. The Library, First Edition is six small primers, each one a literary classic translated into the form of a board book. Tolstoy as fashion. Brontë as counting. Twain as a journey. Shakespeare as romance. Carroll as wonder. Austen as opposites. The canon, sized for early hands, in a single curated set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWHAT'S INSIDE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomeo and Juliet: A Counting Primer\u003c\/strong\u003e — Shakespeare in counting form, the romantic primer for the household that gives books as the first gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/strong\u003e — Twain's Mississippi journey as a board-book primer. The first American classic on the shelf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Karenina: A Fashion Primer\u003c\/strong\u003e — Tolstoy's Russia, rendered in fashion-illustration board-book form. The first fashion book, with literary weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Eyre: A Counting Primer\u003c\/strong\u003e — Brontë's English moors, scaled to numbers and silhouettes. The first counting book that signals the household reads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/strong\u003e — Carroll's looking-glass world as a board-book primer. The first surrealist literary primer for the early shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSense and Sensibility: An Opposites Primer\u003c\/strong\u003e — Austen's first novel as an opposites board book. The companion to Anna Karenina, completing the literary cross-section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWHY WE BUILT IT\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Library, First Edition is the bundle we built for the gifter who would rather give literature than almost anything else. Six primers, chosen as a starting literary library — not the books a baby reads, but the books the parents want on the nursery shelf. The set photographs as a row of small literary objects, each one a primer in form and a canonical text in spirit. Sent to the household where books are how the family is announced to a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSIZING AND SELECTION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll six primers are board-book editions, sized for early hands. The set is fixed — six titles, no substitutions. The literary cross-section is part of what makes the bundle the bundle: Russian, English, American, Shakespearean, Victorian, and Austen, in one curated row.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE FINE PRINT\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurated to order in our studio, 7–10 business days. Plus your selected transit time at checkout — typically 3–5 business days on standard, 2–3 on rush. Complimentary shipping on orders over $175. Concierge gifting available — note us at checkout if you'd like a card written in your hand, or a shipping date held to a specific day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milk \u0026 Honey Babies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50989596836073,"sku":"MHB-EDIT-LIBRARYFIRSTED","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/4219\/files\/Romeo_and_Juliet-_A_Counting_Primer.webp?v=1778522734","url":"https:\/\/www.milkandhoneybabies.com\/products\/the-library-first-edition","provider":"Milk \u0026 Honey Babies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}