The Valentine's gift, or, A plan to enable children of all sizes and denominations to behave with honour, integrity and humanity : to which is added, some account of old Zigzag, and of the horn which he used to understand the language of birds, beasts, fishes, and insects.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Printed for J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1767.
Description
122, [6] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 10 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Publisher
Newbery, John, 1713-1767 [Browse]
Library of Congress genre(s)
Rare books genre
Notes
  • One of 2 variations of the 2nd of 6 eds. noted by Roscoe.
  • "Price Six-pence bound and gilt"--T.p.
  • Illustrations: Engraved frontis. and 24 small woodcuts within the text, "some by the Goody Two-Shoes cutter" (cf. Roscoe).
  • Cotsen copy: Inscribed on front pastedown: "Mary Barnett, her book."
  • Cotsen copy: Lacks title-leaf A1 (p. [i]-ii) and leaf A8 (p. 15-6); leaves G8 & H1 mutilated where cut on p. 114 removed.
Binding note
Contemporary Dutch floral paper-covered bds.
References
Roscoe, J368(2A)
Other title(s)
Plan to enable children of all sizes and denominations to behave with honour, integrity and humanity
OCLC
177743412
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