The History of Little King Pippin. With an account of the melancholy death of four naughty boys, who were devoured by wild beasts...London: printed for J. Harris...1815. 32° (97 x 60mm). The first leaf pastedown, with woodcut frontispiece and a rhyme, and 22 woodcuts in text (many of them stock-blocks). The leaves side-stabbed into original buff printed wrappers. Moon 357(2). Roscoe J 162 cites the book as being first advertised by John Newbery's nephew in 1775 and records only two known copies of later Newbery editions. - The Hermit of the Forest, and the Wandering Infants, a rural fragment. Adorned with cuts. London: printed for J. Harris...1804. 32° (98 x 58mm). Woodcut frontispiece and 7 square-framed circular woodcuts in text (lacking last 2 leaves, pages dirty with ragged edges, the last four leaves present badly torn in their lower half). Original buff printed wrapper (torn and soiled and lacking lower cover). Moon 347(A1), this copy only; four copies noted of later printings. Roscoe J 161 dates the first edition from E. Newbery at 1788 and lists a total of 5 Newbery copies. (2)

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The History of Little King Pippin. With an account of the melancholy death of four naughty boys, who were devoured by wild beasts...London: printed for J. Harris...1815. 32° (97 x 60mm). The first leaf pastedown, with woodcut frontispiece and a rhyme, and 22 woodcuts in text (many of them stock-blocks). The leaves side-stabbed into original buff printed wrappers. Moon 357(2). Roscoe J 162 cites the book as being first advertised by John Newbery's nephew in 1775 and records only two known copies of later Newbery editions. - The Hermit of the Forest, and the Wandering Infants, a rural fragment. Adorned with cuts. London: printed for J. Harris...1804. 32° (98 x 58mm). Woodcut frontispiece and 7 square-framed circular woodcuts in text (lacking last 2 leaves, pages dirty with ragged edges, the last four leaves present badly torn in their lower half). Original buff printed wrapper (torn and soiled and lacking lower cover). Moon 347(A1), this copy only; four copies noted of later printings. Roscoe J 161 dates the first edition from E. Newbery at 1788 and lists a total of 5 Newbery copies.
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