The Wren, or, The fairy of the green-house : consisting of song, story, and dialogue : founded upon actual incidents, and put together for the amusement and instruction of three little boys during the confinement of their mother.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Printed and sold by John Marshall and Co. at No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard, in Bow-Lane, [1787]
Description
80 pages : illustrations (wood engravings) ; 11 cm

Details

Subject(s)
Wood engraver
Lee, John, -1804 [Browse]
Printer
John Marshall & Co. [Browse]
Library of Congress genre(s)
Rare books genre
Notes
  • Date from ESTC (cited below).
  • First and last leaves (frontispiece and publisher's advertisement) are paste-downs.
  • Frontispiece signed: "Lee, sculp." (John Lee's work is frequently attributed to the Bewicks because of the similarity in style -- cf. Hugo, T. Bewick collector (1970 ed., suppl.)--p. 331).
  • "Price four-pence in gilt paper -- seven-pence bound in red leather" --At foot of title page.
  • Publisher's advertisements on 3 pages at end; pages 77-79 with page 79 misnumbered as "69".
  • Signatures: A-C¹² D⁴ (A1 is the frontispiece).
  • Cotsen copy: Inscribed at head of title: "W. Deery" (?).
Binding note
Publisher's floral-patterned Dutch paper-covered boards.
References
  • English short title catalogue, T120217
  • Osborne Collection of early children's books, 1566-1910, p. 87
Other title(s)
Fairy of the green-house
OCLC
1077263742
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