Title: 17 Banbury Chapbooks bound in 1 volume Author: ** Place: Banbury Publisher: J.G. Rusher Date: [1840s?] Description: 17 titles, each 16 pages, bound in 1 volume. Woodcut illustrations throughout. 3¾x2½, later three-quarter brown calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, red morocco label. Titles include: The Renowned History of Dame Trot and Her Cat * Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe * The Children in the Wood Restored * Poetic Trifles for Young Gentlemen and Ladies * Nursery Rhymes from the Royal Collections * Nursery Poems from the Ancient and Modern Poets * The History of Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London * Jack The Giant Killer, A Hero * Jack & Jill and Old Dame Gill * The History of Tom Thumb * Death and Burial of Cock Robin * The Life of Jack Sprat * London Jingles and Country Tales for Young People * Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog. * The Cries of Banbury and London, and Celebrated Stories * The Book of Beasts for Young Persons * The Interesting Story of Cinderella and Her Glass Slipper. Seventeen of the eighteen Banbury chap books, lacking only "The Interesting Story of the Children in the Wood." Lot Amendments Condition: Spine faded, front board loosely attached, 3 leaves detached, another with a horizontal tear; else good. Item number: 203231
Title: 17 Banbury Chapbooks bound in 1 volume Author: ** Place: Banbury Publisher: J.G. Rusher Date: [1840s?] Description: 17 titles, each 16 pages, bound in 1 volume. Woodcut illustrations throughout. 3¾x2½, later three-quarter brown calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, red morocco label. Titles include: The Renowned History of Dame Trot and Her Cat * Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe * The Children in the Wood Restored * Poetic Trifles for Young Gentlemen and Ladies * Nursery Rhymes from the Royal Collections * Nursery Poems from the Ancient and Modern Poets * The History of Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London * Jack The Giant Killer, A Hero * Jack & Jill and Old Dame Gill * The History of Tom Thumb * Death and Burial of Cock Robin * The Life of Jack Sprat * London Jingles and Country Tales for Young People * Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog. * The Cries of Banbury and London, and Celebrated Stories * The Book of Beasts for Young Persons * The Interesting Story of Cinderella and Her Glass Slipper. Seventeen of the eighteen Banbury chap books, lacking only "The Interesting Story of the Children in the Wood." Lot Amendments Condition: Spine faded, front board loosely attached, 3 leaves detached, another with a horizontal tear; else good. Item number: 203231
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