Choice emblems, natural, historical, fabulous, moral, and divine, for the improvement and pastime of youth : ornamented with near fifty handsome allegorical engravings, designed on purpose for this work : With pleasing and familiar descriptions to each, in prose and verse, serving to display the beauties and morals of the ancient fabulists : The whole calculated to convey the golden lessons of instruction under a new and more delightful dress / [by John Huddlestone Wynne].

Author
Wynne, John Huddlestone, 1743-1788 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank, 1790.
Description
xii, 166 p. : ill. ; 13 cm.

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Binding note
Full contemporary calf binding, with a gold line across spine.
Provenance
  • "William B. Leech, watchmaker and jeweler, 3610 Market St. Phila."--Rubber stamp, first fly-leaf verso.
  • Inscribed "A memorial of affection from Joseph Hutchins to his dear little pupil, Molley Delaney, 1791."--In ink, on second fly-leaf, recto.
References
Hamilton, S. Amer. book illustrators (1968 ed.), no. 131
Other format(s)
Also available in an electronic version.
OCLC
41238405
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