Accession number
PML 85535
Creator
Darton, William, 1755-1819.
Published
London : Printed for, and sold by, William Darton, White-Lion-Alley, Birchin-Lane, Cornhill, 1787.
Credit line
Gift of Elisabeth Ball, 1965.
Notes
Attributed to Darton. Cf. NCBEL, v. 2, 1026.
Darton's first book, and first children's book from this address.
Reissued under the title: Little truths for the instruction of children.
There is no evidence to support Osborne Coll., v. 2, p. 703, note that this work was issued in 2 v.; possibly a reference to the two parts.
Part I: A3r-D2r; Part II: D3r-G6b.
A former owner has drawn a variety of tops on rear free endpaper.
Darton's first book, and first children's book from this address.
Reissued under the title: Little truths for the instruction of children.
There is no evidence to support Osborne Coll., v. 2, p. 703, note that this work was issued in 2 v.; possibly a reference to the two parts.
Part I: A3r-D2r; Part II: D3r-G6b.
A former owner has drawn a variety of tops on rear free endpaper.
Description
vi, 7-84 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. (engravings) ; 11 cm.
Provenance
Elisabeth Ball.
Binding
Publisher's stiff marbled wrappers with printed label; rebacked; in case.
Classification
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Department