My father.

An imitation of Ann Taylor Gilbert's My mother: abridged edition of My father, originally published by John Arliss ca. 1809 in The parents' present, and later published separately by Arliss (PML 82331).
Caption title.
Dated from the publisher's address.
Engraved throughout: was probably also used for jigsaw puzzles published by Wallis: cf Hannas, L. Eng. jigsaw puzzle, p. 124-5.
First line: Who took me from my Mother's arms.
Illustrations are hand-colored.
Publication information from leaf 5.
Some of publication information on leaves 4-5 lost in binding.