A new history of England : from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the beginning of the year MDCCXCIV ; adorned with cuts of all the kings and queens since the Norman Conquest.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newbery, John, 1713-1767, author.

Contributor:

Darton & Harvey (London, England), bookseller.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--Juvenile literature--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Juvenile literature--Early works to 1800.

Queens--Great Britain--Juvenile literature--Early works to 1800.

Queens.

Kings and rulers.

Genre:

Early works.

History.

Juvenile works.

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Evans, William (label) (Kislak Center copy)

Physical Description:

120 pages : illustrations ; 12 cm (24mo)

Fingerprint:

gec. s,i- i-to anWi (3) 1797 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Darton and Harvey, No. 55, Gracechurch-street, 1797.

Notes:

"A revised edition of 'A new history of England; from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the present time' originally published in 1759."--ESTC.

Written by John Newbery. See ESTC.

Signatures: A-C¹⁶ D¹².

Includes woodcut illustrations of sovereigns from William the Conquerer to George III, with their respective characters memorialized in verse.

"Price Sixpence."--Title leaf.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2024 from Amanda Hall Rare Books.

Kislak Center copy has label ("WILLIAM EVANS,") affixed to front pastedown.

Kislak Center copy has paper slips with woodcut illustrations affixed to pastedowns.

Kislak Center copy has bookseller's description of this copy laid in.

Cited in:

ESTC N5014

Roscoe, S. Newbery, J258(12)

OCLC:

29944026