Accession number
PML 87247
Creator
Darton, William, 1755-1819.
Published
London : Printed and sold by Wm. Darton & Josh. Harvey, No. 55 Gracechurch Strt., 1797 [i.e. 1798].
Credit line
Purchased on the Elisabeth Ball and Carl L. Selden Funds; 2007.
Notes
Seven of the engraved illustrations are dated "Jany. 1, 1798". The date on the engraved t.p. is given as "Decr. 26th, 1797."
Frontispiece and final plate are pastedowns.
Signatures: A¹⁸.
Signed and stitched in a single signature of 18. Horizontal chain lines. 16.5 x 10.3 cm.
"Printed by Darton and Harvey Gracechurch-street"--p. [36].
Watermark 1796 partially visible behind image of peacock.
Illustrations after Bewick's Quadrupeds and British Birds.
This copy A1r reading: "where the Pope lived".
In this copy, "Girl" of the title has been carefully scraped away and replaced with "Boy."
Frontispiece and final plate are pastedowns.
Signatures: A¹⁸.
Signed and stitched in a single signature of 18. Horizontal chain lines. 16.5 x 10.3 cm.
"Printed by Darton and Harvey Gracechurch-street"--p. [36].
Watermark 1796 partially visible behind image of peacock.
Illustrations after Bewick's Quadrupeds and British Birds.
This copy A1r reading: "where the Pope lived".
In this copy, "Girl" of the title has been carefully scraped away and replaced with "Boy."
Description
[36] p., [18] p. of plates : ill. ; 15 cm.
Provenance
Tipped in: full-page calligraphic bookplate, hand-colored red, white, and blue, plus ribbon and crossed switches: "The property of Ellis Chickering".
Binding
Original marbled boards.
Classification
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