Accession number
PML 81229
Published
London : Printed for T. Carnan ... , 1788.
Credit line
Gift of Elisabeth Ball, 1965.
Notes
At foot of t.p.: Price one shilling.
Book list on p. [1]-[4] at end.
Dedication (p. [2] at beginning) to Duke of Galaxy, Marquis of Setstar, and Countess of Twilight is dated: Feb. 6, 1767.
Frontispiece is copied from those in earlier ed. (e.g. PML 81230).
Misprints: 212 as 158.
Originally published by and frequently attributed to John Newbery (cf. Roscoe s. Newbery, p. 265); Gumuchian attributes to Oliver Goldsmith.
Statement of responsibility preceeds "with which are intermixed ...": "by a society of young gentlemen and ladies, and registered at their request, by their old friend Mr. Newbery."
Book list on p. [1]-[4] at end.
Dedication (p. [2] at beginning) to Duke of Galaxy, Marquis of Setstar, and Countess of Twilight is dated: Feb. 6, 1767.
Frontispiece is copied from those in earlier ed. (e.g. PML 81230).
Misprints: 212 as 158.
Originally published by and frequently attributed to John Newbery (cf. Roscoe s. Newbery, p. 265); Gumuchian attributes to Oliver Goldsmith.
Statement of responsibility preceeds "with which are intermixed ...": "by a society of young gentlemen and ladies, and registered at their request, by their old friend Mr. Newbery."
Description
[6], 158 [i.e. 212], [4] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (wood engravings) ; 13 cm
Provenance
Ms. inscriptions on free front endpaper: Thomas Spencer, 1790; Henry Spencer, 1826; from the collection of Elisabeth Ball.
Binding
Publisher's Dutch floral boards.
Classification
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Department