CHAPBOOKS. The History of Mother Shipton. Printed and sold by T. Evans...West Smithfield [cover title] n.d. [c.1802]. 12° (168 x 94mm). Framed woodcut on cover and 4 small woodcuts in text, one deriving from a "Cock Robin" sequence. -- The History of the Sleeping Beauty in the Wood. An Oriental tale. London: printed and sold by T. Evans...[cover title] n.d. [c.1800]. 12° (170 x 92mm). Stock woodcuts on front cover and as a tailpiece. Disbound from a collection. Follows the Perrault text closely and includes the recipe for sauce Robert which accompanies a diet of cooked small girls. -- The Famous History of Tom Thumb. Wherein is declared his marvellous acts of manhood. Full of wonder and merriment. Part the third. London: printed for the booksellers n.d. [c.1790]. 12° (145 x 90mm). Woodcut on title page and 13 woodcuts in the text. Yellow-washed paper on paper covers with two woodcuts on front and a decorative device on back within fleuron borders. Osborne I p.45 (with Part I). -- A New Riddle Book, or a whetstone for dull wits. Of merry books this is the chief, 'Tis as a purging pill; To carry off all heavy grief, And make you laugh your fill. Printed at Derby, for the benefit of the Travelling Stationers. n.d. [c.1790]. 12° (146 x 91mm). Fleuron device on title-page, 20 framed woodcuts in text. Yellow-washed paper on paper covers with two woodcuts front and back within fleuron frames. (4)

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CHAPBOOKS. The History of Mother Shipton. Printed and sold by T. Evans...West Smithfield [cover title] n.d. [c.1802]. 12° (168 x 94mm). Framed woodcut on cover and 4 small woodcuts in text, one deriving from a "Cock Robin" sequence. -- The History of the Sleeping Beauty in the Wood. An Oriental tale. London: printed and sold by T. Evans...[cover title] n.d. [c.1800]. 12° (170 x 92mm). Stock woodcuts on front cover and as a tailpiece. Disbound from a collection. Follows the Perrault text closely and includes the recipe for sauce Robert which accompanies a diet of cooked small girls. -- The Famous History of Tom Thumb. Wherein is declared his marvellous acts of manhood. Full of wonder and merriment. Part the third. London: printed for the booksellers n.d. [c.1790]. 12° (145 x 90mm). Woodcut on title page and 13 woodcuts in the text. Yellow-washed paper on paper covers with two woodcuts on front and a decorative device on back within fleuron borders. Osborne I p.45 (with Part I). -- A New Riddle Book, or a whetstone for dull wits. Of merry books this is the chief, 'Tis as a purging pill; To carry off all heavy grief, And make you laugh your fill. Printed at Derby, for the benefit of the Travelling Stationers. n.d. [c.1790]. 12° (146 x 91mm). Fleuron device on title-page, 20 framed woodcuts in text. Yellow-washed paper on paper covers with two woodcuts front and back within fleuron frames. (4)

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