Accession number
PML 88015.14
Published
York : Printed by J. Kendrew, Colliergate, [1821-1823?]
Credit line
Gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1991.
Notes
One of 39 chapbooks bound in 3 volumes (PML 88014-16) with spine title: York chapbooks. 1/2 brown calf; marbled covers and end-papers; original chapbook wrappers bound in; the 3 volumes housed in paper slip case.
Frontispiece and last leaf are mounted on inside of covers.
Undated. Date suggested by the Bodleian Library, Oxford, and Davis (cited below).
Front wrapper has illustration of a woman holding a baby standing behind a small child, all are in 18th century costume; below is the rhyme "Learning to go alone".
Back wrapper has an image of an anthropomorphized moon with a riddle below.
Frontispiece shows a coach-and-four, with the rhyme, "This book is set forth for the benefit of those / Who from being quite destitute, friendless and poor, / Would have a fine House, and a Coach at the door."
Front wrapper included in pagination.
Includes 15 wood-engravings.
"The house that Jack built", p. 5-14; "The history of Jack Jingle", p. 15-23.
T.p. verso has alphabets, "æ" and "œ", and numbers.
Variant wrapper from that described by Davis (cited below).
According to Davis, some editions have "... and built himself a house" in the title; this edition lacks the "a".
Frontispiece and last leaf are mounted on inside of covers.
Undated. Date suggested by the Bodleian Library, Oxford, and Davis (cited below).
Front wrapper has illustration of a woman holding a baby standing behind a small child, all are in 18th century costume; below is the rhyme "Learning to go alone".
Back wrapper has an image of an anthropomorphized moon with a riddle below.
Frontispiece shows a coach-and-four, with the rhyme, "This book is set forth for the benefit of those / Who from being quite destitute, friendless and poor, / Would have a fine House, and a Coach at the door."
Front wrapper included in pagination.
Includes 15 wood-engravings.
"The house that Jack built", p. 5-14; "The history of Jack Jingle", p. 15-23.
T.p. verso has alphabets, "æ" and "œ", and numbers.
Variant wrapper from that described by Davis (cited below).
According to Davis, some editions have "... and built himself a house" in the title; this edition lacks the "a".
Description
23 p. : ill. (wood engraving) ; 9 cm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Dark green printed wrappers.
Classification
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