Pretty poems, songs, &c. : in easy language, for the amusement of little boys & girls /
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| Item Description: | Approximate date from Osborne Coll., cited below. First and last leaves pasted down to wrappers. "Price One Penny." Contains eleven four-line poems, each accompanied by a woodcut illustration. The frontispiece, included in pagination, is captioned: "Tommy Lovebook reading poetry." Purchased for the Cushing Library/Laughlin Collection by The Cushing Library. The Cushing Library/Laughlin Collection copy contains a bookseller's description. Chelmsford: Printed and Sold by I. Marsden, n.d. (approximately 1805). 15 pp. Contains eleven four-line poems, each accompanied by a woodcut illustration.Original printed wrappers (slightly worn, edges a little frayed). Interesting and scarce provincial chapbook with surprisingly accomplished woodcuts in the style of Bewick. Contents: The ant -- The ship -- The dog -- The top -- The fox -- The ass -- The owl -- The mouse -- The nightingale -- Grapes -- Industry. (#1371) 250.00 German Publisher's binding. 19th-century. Fine condition (#). |
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| Physical Description: | 15 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 11 cm. |