Details

Subject(s)

• Children's poetry, English [Browse]
• English language—Alphabet—Pictorial works [Browse]

Publisher

• J. Fairburn (Firm) [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Nursery rhymes [Browse]
• Printed wrappers [Browse]
• Booksellers' advertisements [Browse]
• Markings [Browse]

Notes

• "Fairburn's edition"--At head of title.
• "Price sixpence"--At foot of title.
• Date from John Fairburn's (the younger) years at 21 Featherstone St. (cf. Todd, W.B., Dir of printers, p. 67).
• Illustrations: Ill. t.p. and 13 other wood engravings, hand-colored in red, green, blue and yellow, with large printed capitals.
• Cotsen copy: Illegible writing in pencil on front free endpaper.

Binding note

Pub. buff wrappers, with 2 wood-engraved vignettes on upper wrapper (repeated from t.p.) and bookseller's advertisement on lower wrapper: "Books, prints, maps, etc."

Contents

• The house that Jack built
• The birthday cake
• The mischievous bull
• Contented cottagers
• The dance of disobedience.

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Other title(s)

Amusement for children at home

OCLC

177731234

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