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Pity's gift : a collection of interesting tales to excite the compassion of youth for the animal creation : ornamented with vignettes

Title: Pity's gift : a collection of interesting tales to excite the compassion of youth for the animal creation : ornamented with vignettes / from the writings of Mr. Pratt ; selected by a lady.
Author: Pratt, Mr. (Samuel Jackson), 1749-1814.
Publication: London : Printed by C. Whittingham, Dean-Street, Fetter-Fane, for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, Paternoster Row; and E. Newbery, St. Paul's Church-yard, 1801.

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Description

VIII, 147, [1] p. : ill.; 18 cm. (12mo)

Subjects

Animals > Juvenile fiction
Animals > Biography
Juvenile literature > 1801
Animals > Fiction
Animals > Anecdotes
Animals > Folklore
Animal welfare
Women publishers > Great Britain > 19th century

Genre/Form

Juvenile literature – 1801.

Note

Illustrations: Wood engravings at head of each story.
A lady = ? Laetitia Pilkington (cf. ESTC).
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-G¹² H².

Call Number

Pforz (Pratt, S./Pity's) 1801 3rd ed.

OCLC

NYPG04-B5542

Author

Pratt, Mr. (Samuel Jackson), 1749-1814.

Title

Pity's gift : a collection of interesting tales to excite the compassion of youth for the animal creation : ornamented with vignettes / from the writings of Mr. Pratt ; selected by a lady.

Imprint

London : Printed by C. Whittingham, Dean-Street, Fetter-Fane, for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, Paternoster Row; and E. Newbery, St. Paul's Church-yard, 1801.

Edition

Third edition.

Local Note

Provenance: "G. Turbervill July 10th 1803" (inscription on front end paper).

Binding: Contemporary tree sheep.

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Added Author

Pilkington, Laetitia, 1712-1750. Attributed name

Whittingham, C. Printer

Newbery, E. (Elizabeth), 1746-1821. Publisher

Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828. Engraver

T.N. Longman (Firm) Publisher

Turbervill, G. Former owner

Research Call Number

Pforz (Pratt, S./Pity's) 1801 3rd ed.

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