Darton (William, publisher).- Death and Burial of Cock Robin, 16 copper engraved plates, coloured by hand, creasing, occasional light marking in pencil, a few letters or words crossed through in ink, loss to front free endpaper, contemporary plain stitched wrappers, upper cover mostly torn away, [Darton H255(1)], 16mo, W. Darton, Jany. 31st, 1806 [but paper watermarked 1809]. ⁂ Darton's rare first edition of the poem. "This form of the poem has the Beadle, instead of the Beetle, sewing the shroud and introduces three verses at the end, with the grave being filled by the hawk, the will read by the daw and the hare writing the epitaph." - Darton.
Darton (William, publisher).- Death and Burial of Cock Robin, 16 copper engraved plates, coloured by hand, creasing, occasional light marking in pencil, a few letters or words crossed through in ink, loss to front free endpaper, contemporary plain stitched wrappers, upper cover mostly torn away, [Darton H255(1)], 16mo, W. Darton, Jany. 31st, 1806 [but paper watermarked 1809]. ⁂ Darton's rare first edition of the poem. "This form of the poem has the Beadle, instead of the Beetle, sewing the shroud and introduces three verses at the end, with the grave being filled by the hawk, the will read by the daw and the hare writing the epitaph." - Darton.
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