Cock Robin. A pretty painted toy for either girl or boy; suited to children of all ages. London: Samuel Bentley for John Harris, [ca. 1835]. 18° (178 x 105mm). 18 leaves, printed on one side of the sheet. Letterpress text; frontispiece and 15 other wood-engraved illustrations in publisher's hand-colouring. Original printed yellow wrappers. Provenance: Michael Tweedie, St. Leonards 1841. The Gift of his Dear Grandmamma (inscription). Moon H-141(5); A & M 53. -- MARTIN, Sarah Catherine. The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and her Dog. London: John Harris, [ca.1830]. 18° (177 x 107mm). 18 leaves, printed on one side of the sheet. Letterpress text; frontispiece, title-vignette and 15 other wood-engraved illustrations in publisher's hand-colouring. Original printed yellow paper boards. Provenance: Heming George, the Gift of his Aunt Moore, June 11th 1833 (inscription). Immaculate condition. Moon H-560(5). -- And 4 others (Old Woman and her Pig [ca. 1827], Moon H-708(1); Whittington and his Cat ca. 1827, Moon-978(1); House that Jack built Grant and Griffith ca. 1843; Cock Robin Griffith and Farran ca. 1845, paper mounted on liner [untearable book]). (6)

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Cock Robin. A pretty painted toy for either girl or boy; suited to children of all ages. London: Samuel Bentley for John Harris, [ca. 1835]. 18° (178 x 105mm). 18 leaves, printed on one side of the sheet. Letterpress text; frontispiece and 15 other wood-engraved illustrations in publisher's hand-colouring. Original printed yellow wrappers. Provenance: Michael Tweedie, St. Leonards 1841. The Gift of his Dear Grandmamma (inscription). Moon H-141(5); A & M 53. -- MARTIN, Sarah Catherine. The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and her Dog. London: John Harris, [ca.1830]. 18° (177 x 107mm). 18 leaves, printed on one side of the sheet. Letterpress text; frontispiece, title-vignette and 15 other wood-engraved illustrations in publisher's hand-colouring. Original printed yellow paper boards. Provenance: Heming George, the Gift of his Aunt Moore, June 11th 1833 (inscription). Immaculate condition. Moon H-560(5). -- And 4 others (Old Woman and her Pig [ca. 1827], Moon H-708(1); Whittington and his Cat ca. 1827, Moon-978(1); House that Jack built Grant and Griffith ca. 1843; Cock Robin Griffith and Farran ca. 1845, paper mounted on liner [untearable book]). (6)

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