The Third Chapter of Accidents and Remarkable Events: Containing Caution and Instruction for Children

DARTON, William (attributed to)

Published by J. Johnson, 1807

About this Item

48pp. 12 woodcuts. Small 12mo. paperbound, tight biniding. Marbled paper wraps, worn. Interior clean throughout. Darton, a Quaker, was a british publisher of childrens books who started as a printer, engraver and book publisher in London under his own name or as W. Darton & Co. In 1791 he began a partnership with another Quaker, Joseph Harvey (1764-1841), setting up the firm of Darton & Harvey. They published a selection of Quaker works but also, following the path charted by pioneer children's book publisher John Newbery, made a specialty of books for children, written by Quakers and others, and by the early 1800s the family firm was the established leader in the field. (by Gil Skidmore with reference to Appendix 2 in Children's books in England by F.J. Harvey Darton, 3rd ed., Cambridge, 1982).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Third Chapter of Accidents and Remarkable Events: Containing Caution and Instruction for Children
• Publisher: J. Johnson
• Publication Date: 1807
• Binding: PAPERBACK
• Edition: Paperback edition.
• Condition: Very Good
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