A pretty book of pictures for little masters and misses, or, Tommy Trip's history of beasts and birds : with a familiar description of each in verse and prose, to which is prefix'd the history of little Tom Trip himself, of his dog Jouler, and of Woglog the great giant / written by Oliver Goldsmith for John Newbery, "the philanthropic bookseller of St. Pauls Churchyard" ; embellished with charming engravings on wood from the original blocks engraved by Thomas Bewick for T. Saint of Newcastle in 1779, with the history, adventures and seclusion of the said blocks for nearly 100 years set forth in a preface by the publisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774, author.

Contributor:

Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828, engraver.

Series:

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's poetry.

Animals--Juvenile literature.

Animals.

Birds--Juvenile literature.

Birds.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 124 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Fifteenth edition.

Other Title:

Tommy Trip's history of beasts and birds

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for, and published by, Edwin Pearson, MDCCCLXVII.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

"Only 250 copies printed, inclusive of 25 copies specially illustrated with extra cuts, photographs, ms. notes, portraits, autographs, &c. &c. Two extra copies specially printed on thin writing vellum"--Title page verso.

Title page printed in red and black.

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.

OCLC:

905336712

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.