Fragments for youth : consisting of original and select pieces, designed for the entertainment and improvement of the rising generation, in virtue and piety : interspersed with neat Engravings
Printed and sold by Richard Burdekin, 1830. First Edition. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #00510744
The date of this work is variously given as 1810, 1820, and 1830. There was only this one printing, and this is the first edition. See Hugo #339 - some of the illustrations generally ascribed to Thomas Bewick. vi, 186 p. : ill. ; 13 cm. Wood engravings: frontispiece, title-page vignette, text illustrations. Original light brown printed boards, spine expertly rebacked in cream linen, original spine laid down, edges uncut (some darkening and wear to boards, some light foxing and spots to text; one plate has some amateur hand-coloring in watercolor).Wood engravings: frontispiece, title-page vignette, text Illustrations By Thomas Bewick et al.
Price: $135.00