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The Pleasing Instructor

DAVIS, J.

  • Publisher: J. Davis.
  • Published: C1830 , London
London: J. Davis. , C1830. First edition. A small children's black and white chap book. Printed by Knight and Bagster, 14 Bartholomew Close : For J. Davis, no. 56, Paternoster-Row, A small illustrated work. 16 pages. Illustrated cover, 15 pages which have, to the lower half, poetry, and to the top half, a wood engraving. Finally a full page engraving to the rear cover. Very clean and bright. Sewn binding. It looks as it the cotton binding has been replaced fairly recently. 9cm x 6cm. Date suggested by other publications in the series. We can find no separate Worldcat listing for this work, although it did appear in a collection by Opie later. . Première édition. Un petit livre d'enfant en noir et blanc. Imprimé par Knight and Bagster, 14 Bartholomew Close : Pour J. Davis, no. 56, Paternoster-Row. Un petit ouvrage illustré. 16 pages. Couverture illustrée, 15 pages dont la moitié inférieure contient de la poésie et la moitié supérieure une gravure sur bois. Enfin, une gravure pleine page au dos de la couverture. Très propre et brillant. Reliure cousue. Il semble que la reliure en coton ait été remplacée assez récemment. 9cm x 6cm. Date suggérée par d'autres publications de la série. Nous n'avons pas trouvé de liste Worldcat distincte pour cette œuvre, bien qu'elle soit apparue plus tard dans une collection d'Opie.

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