The wisdom of Crop the Conjurer : exemplified in several characters of good and bad boys, with an impartial account of the celebrated Tom Trot, who rode before all the boys in the kingdom till he arrived at the top of the hill called learning; written for the imitation of those who love themselves.

Accession number

PML 8221.2

Published

Wellington [Eng.] : Printed by F. Houlston and Son, [ca. 1820?]

Notes

"Adorned with cuts."
First and last leaves are paste-downs.
Hand-colored frontispiece and illustrations.
Library's copy has colored illustrations of "A King" and "Bonaparte" on upper and lower covers, respectively.

Description

31 p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 11 cm

Binding

Yellow wrappers, bound in mottled calf, in a later brown cloth slip-case with two similar volumes.

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The wisdom of Crop the Conjurer : exemplified in several characters of good and bad boys, with an impartial account of the celebrated Tom Trot, who rode before all the boys in the kingdom till he arrived at the top of the hill called learning; written for the imitation of those who love themselves.