Accession number
PML 83544
Creator
Truelove, Nurse.
Published
[London] : Printed for T. Evans, no. 79, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield, London ; [Brentford, London] : By P. Norbury, Brentford, [179-?]
Credit line
Gift of Elisabeth Ball, 1965.
Notes
Also issued with imprint: Brentford : P. Norbury (PML 85578.7).
At foot of t.p.: Price one-penny.
Blocks used for illustrations same as those used in 1776 Carnan & Newbery edition (PML 82456)
First published with title: Nurse Truelove's Christmas-box. London: Newbery, ca. 1750 (Cf. Roscoe, S. Newbery, J269).
Includes: alphabets (p. 4); alphabet rhymes (p. 5-16); "Maxims for youth" (p. 17-19); "The history of Master Friendly" (p. 20-30); "To a good girl" (p. 31).
PML copy: wanting first and last leaves.
At foot of t.p.: Price one-penny.
Blocks used for illustrations same as those used in 1776 Carnan & Newbery edition (PML 82456)
First published with title: Nurse Truelove's Christmas-box. London: Newbery, ca. 1750 (Cf. Roscoe, S. Newbery, J269).
Includes: alphabets (p. 4); alphabet rhymes (p. 5-16); "Maxims for youth" (p. 17-19); "The history of Master Friendly" (p. 20-30); "To a good girl" (p. 31).
PML copy: wanting first and last leaves.
Description
31, [1] p. : ill. (wood cuts) ; 10 cm
Provenance
From the C.T. Owen and Elisabeth Ball collections.
Binding
Red morocco, gilt; Dutch floral wrappers bound in.
Classification
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Department