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Sentimental fables : designed chiefly for the use of the ladies.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3545.M92 S4 1772
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marryat, Thomas, 1730-1792.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fables--Early works to 1800.
- Genre:
- Children's books -- England -- 18th century.
- Fables -- England -- 18th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Broome, Richard James (autograph) (former owner) (inscription ) (RBC copy)
- Edwards, J. O. (bookplate) (RBC copy)
- Kelsall, R. (autograph) (inscription) (RBC copy)
- Broome, John (autograph) (RBC copy)
- Physical Description:
- xii, 312 p. : ill. ; 22 cm (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Fables
- Fingerprint:
- att- y.L. s:es Ma'T (3) 1772 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for the author and sold by G. Robinson ..., MDCCLXXII [1772]
- Notes:
- "Anonymous. By Thomas Marryat."--ESTC.
- Signatures: A² b⁴ B-U⁸ X⁴.
- Title in red and black.
- Woodcut illustrations.
- In verse.
- Local Notes:
- RBC copy: title of fable copied in early ms. at head of leaf L5r.
- RBC copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2018 from John Price Antiquarian Books.
- RBC copy has dated autograph ("Richd. Jas. Broome 19th January.") on front pastedown; dated 19th-century ownership inscription ("Richd. Jas. Broome's 10th March, 1816.") on front pastedown. This person is possibly to be identified with Richard James Broome (ca. 1804-1872), solicitor of Oldham, Lancashire, England.
- RBC copy has bookplate ("J.O. EDWARDS") affixed to front pastedown.
- RBC copy has at head of title leaf early autograph ("R Kelsall.") with early superscript ms. letter ("J") appeneded in a different hand, with early ms. inscription ("The Gift of"), struck through above, early autograph ("John Broome"), struck through, to the left, early ms. inscription ("R Kelsall") to the right and early ms. date ("1810") below.
- RBC copy has early autograph ("John Broom[...]") at head of leaf A2r.
- RBC copy: portion of tail margin of leaf R1 torn off.
- Cited in:
- ESTC T78514
- OCLC:
- 1008493880
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