Pretty Tales, containing five Entertaining Stories, For the amusement and instruction of Little Children. By Timothy Teachwell.
Published by Chelmsford: Printed and Sold by I. Marsden. Price Two-pence. [circa 1815].
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Stuart Bennett Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, Essex, CT, U.S.A.Stuart Bennett Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB
AbeBooks seller since December 5, 2006
Condition: Used
US$ 125.00
Quantity: 1 available
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23, [1]pp., 24mo (4¾ x 3 inches). Woodcut frontispiece and five full-page illustrations, first and last leaves pasted to the wrappers as issued. Original printed drab wrappers; small tears to the edges and backstrip. Apparently the only edition, with an illustration to each tale: Solomon Wiseman, Johnny Badboy, Billy Blossom, The Cat and the Fish, and Nancy Wheatley. Osborne Collection, p. 949, suggesting the date.
Seller Inventory # 13819
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Pretty Tales, containing five Entertaining Stories, For the amusement and instruction of Little Children. By Timothy Teachwell.
- Author
- TEACHWELL, TIMOTHY.
- Publisher
- Chelmsford: Printed and Sold by I. Marsden. Price Two-pence. [circa 1815].
- Binding
- Soft cover
Stuart Bennett Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB
Essex, CT, U.S.A.
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Specialist dealer, selling online and at book fairs only: antiquarian and rare books, especially English literature and children's books printed before 1850, including poetry, fiction, philosophy, social history, criticism and literary controversies. Member ABAA and ILAB.
Specialty
English literature printed before 1850, especially fiction, poetry, criticism, and literary controversies. Also English and American children's books printed before 1840.Association member
Seller's business information
Stuart Bennett Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB
CT, U.S.A.
Terms of sale
All books offered are understood to be sent on approval, and may be returned within a reasonable time, which I usually interpret to mean thirty days, but can be longer when the occasion warrants. My seller details are: Stuart Bennett Rare Books, P.O. Box 395, Essex, Connecticut 06426 USA, e-mail stuart@sbrarebooks.com
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