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Additional authors

1. Williams, Lucas, Esq.
2. Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814.
3. Children's Room Collection.

Description

1. xii, 300 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill.; 19 cm. (12mo)

Subject

1. Juvenile literature > England > London > 1791
2. Moral education

Genre/Form

1. Juvenile literature – England – London – 1791.

Call number

1. *KH 1791 Berquin 11-6

Note

1. Selections from the 4 vol. translation of L'ami des enfants, published by Stockdale, ca. 1786.
2. At foot of t.p.: [Price 3s. bound.]
3. Translated by Lucas Williams, cf. Osborne Coll. II, p. 861.
4. Engravings after the illustrations of M. Brown; engraved by Skelton and one plate by Foot. Engravings dated August 25, 1787.
5. Signatures: A⁶B-N¹²O⁶.
6. Publisher's advertisement, p. 300.

Indexed in (note)

1. ESTC

Provenance (note)

1. Inscribed: in ink on title page, "Elisa Hatha. Martineaus."

Binding (note)

1. Bound in half leather, green cloth spine.

Author

1. Berquin, M. (Arnaud), 1747-1791.

Title

1. Select stories for the instruction and entertainment of children / from the French of M. Berquin ; embellished with four copper-plates.

Imprint

1. London : Printed for J. Stockdale, Piccadilly : J.F. and C. Rivington, St. Paul's Church Yard : B. Law, Ave-Maria-Lane : J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard : C. Dilly, Poultry : J. Murray, Fleet-Street : J. Sewell, Cornhill ; Edinburgh : and W. Creech, 1791.

Edition

1. 2nd ed.

Indexed in:

1. ESTC N036289

Provenance

1. Inscribed: in ink on title page, "Elisa Hatha. Martineaus."

Binding

1. Bound in half leather, green cloth spine. NN

Connect to:

1. Request access to this item in the Schwarzman Rare Books Collection

Added author

1. Williams, Lucas, Esq.
2. Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814. Bookseller
3. Children's Room Collection.

Research call number

1. *KH 1791 Berquin 11-6