Signor Topsy-Turvy's wonderful magic lantern, or, The world turned upside down / by the author of "My mother," and other poems ; illustrated with twenty-four engravings.

Author
Taylor, Ann, 1782-1866 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Printed for Tabart & Co. at the Juvenile and School library, 157 New Bond-Street, and to be had of all booksellers, by B. M'Millan, Bow Street, Covent Garden, 1810.
Description
71, [1] p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. ; 14 cm.

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    Notes
    • A verse adaptation by the Taylors of the earlier chapbook, The World Turned Upside Down, at the commission of Sir Richard Phillips (cf. Ann Taylor's Autobiography, cited by Alderson & Moon).
    • Verse introduction and 9 individual poems are signed with "A" (Ann), 11 signed "J" (Jane), 2 "T" (Isaac?) with 2 unsigned (cf. Moon).
    • "Price 3s. 6d. bound"--At foot of t.p.
    • Publisher's advertisement on [1] p. at end for: "Elementary books, lately published by R. Phillips .. and to be had of Tabart and Co."
    • Illustrations: Engraved frontis., depicting the magic lantern show, and a plate facing the beginning of each poem, each depicting a satiric inversion (e.g. the cook being cooked and the fish turned fisherman shown hooking a man); Moon comments, "there is a crudity - even cruelty - about some others of the themes which would not commend them to readers today."
    • Cotsen copy: "E. Millward"--Inscribed, in pencil, on front free endpaper.
    Binding note
    • Pub. green roan, gilt-stamped with title and horizontal rules on spine, over marbled paper bds.
    • Cotsen copy: Within a later green cloth slipcase.
    References
    • Moon, M. Tabart's juvenile library, 171
    • Alderson & Moon Childhood re-collected, 100
    • Carpenter, H. Oxford companion to children's lit., p. 581
    Other title(s)
    • World turned upside down
    • World topsy turvy
    OCLC
    14078926
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