Mother Goose melody, or Sonnets for the cradle : in two parts. Part I, Contains the most celebrated songs and lullabies of the old british nurses, calculated to amuse children and to excite them to sleep. Part II, Those of that sweet songster and nurse of wit and humour, Master William Shakespeare : embellished with cuts, and illustrated with notes and maxims, historical, philosophical, and critical.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Printed for T. Carnan, successor to Mr. J. Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCLXXXIV [1784]
Description
92, [4] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (woodcuts, music ) ; 10 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Publisher
Carnan, Thomas, -1788 [Browse]
Associated name
Newbery, John, 1713-1767 [Browse]
Library of Congress genre(s)
Rare books genre
Notes
  • Frontis. and last p. (advertisements) laid down to wrappers.
  • Illustrations: full-page frontis. (showing several children in various activities, one reading to an adult), 1 musical score, and 49 small woodcuts at the head of nursery rhymes.
  • Preface on [6] p. at beginning, "By a very great writer of very little books."
  • Publisher's advertisement on [3] p. at end, listing 12 numbered titles: "Books for the instruction and amusement of children, printed for T. Carnan..." .
  • Not in ESTC or seen by Roscoe (who bases his 1st ed. listing on advertisement in the London Chronicle 30.12.80-2.1.81 and on Welsh's record of Stationers' Hall entry on 28.12.80); 1st of 2 eds. listed by Roscoe.
  • Cotsen copy: Inscribed on blank p. [74] facing half-t.p. of Pt. II: "Hariet Bafort's [?] book."
Binding note
Pub. brown wrappers, printed with a rust-colored pictorial design.
References
Roscoe, J250(1)
Other title(s)
  • Mother Goose's melody
  • Sonnets for the cradle
OCLC
179282859
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