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TALES FOR THE NURSERY. London: Tabart & Co., 1804-1810.
18 works in 18 volumes, various formats (140 x 85mm. and smaller). Hand-coloured plates in all but one. Original wrappers (one work stitched, a second in modern boards).
Various editions. Mrs Moon includes 31 works under the collective title 'Tales for the Nursery'. Cf.Moon T-170 (1) and T-1, 3, 9, 18, 26, 27, 61, 64, 65, 66, 67, 122, 126, 130, 131, 143, 161, 183.
This selection includes:
Beauty and the Beast. London: J.Diggens for B.Tabart, 1808. Hand-coloured frontispiece and 2 plates. Original printed paper wrappers (lower cover lacking). Cf. Moon 9 (editions of 1804 and 1806).
The Children in the Wood... A New Edition. London: J.Diggens for B.Tabart, 1807. Hand-coloured frontispiece and 2 plates. Original printed wrappers. Moon 18 (2).
The History of Tom Thumb... A New Edition. London: J.Diggens for B.Tabart, 1809. hand-coloured frontispiece and two plates (one shaved). Original printed wrappers. Cf. Moon 66 (editions of 1804 and 1806).
The History of Jack the Giant-Killer... A New Edition. London: J.Diggens for B.Tabart, 1809. Hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and two plates. (three leaves shaved at lower margin with slight loss.) Original printed wrappers. Cf. Moon 64 (editions of 1804 and 1806). (18)
18 works in 18 volumes, various formats (140 x 85mm. and smaller). Hand-coloured plates in all but one. Original wrappers (one work stitched, a second in modern boards).
Various editions. Mrs Moon includes 31 works under the collective title 'Tales for the Nursery'. Cf.Moon T-170 (1) and T-1, 3, 9, 18, 26, 27, 61, 64, 65, 66, 67, 122, 126, 130, 131, 143, 161, 183.
This selection includes:
Beauty and the Beast. London: J.Diggens for B.Tabart, 1808. Hand-coloured frontispiece and 2 plates. Original printed paper wrappers (lower cover lacking). Cf. Moon 9 (editions of 1804 and 1806).
The Children in the Wood... A New Edition. London: J.Diggens for B.Tabart, 1807. Hand-coloured frontispiece and 2 plates. Original printed wrappers. Moon 18 (2).
The History of Tom Thumb... A New Edition. London: J.Diggens for B.Tabart, 1809. hand-coloured frontispiece and two plates (one shaved). Original printed wrappers. Cf. Moon 66 (editions of 1804 and 1806).
The History of Jack the Giant-Killer... A New Edition. London: J.Diggens for B.Tabart, 1809. Hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and two plates. (three leaves shaved at lower margin with slight loss.) Original printed wrappers. Cf. Moon 64 (editions of 1804 and 1806). (18)