The diverting history of John Gilpin ; shewing how he went farther than he intended, and came safe home again. : Illustrated with humourous engravings, on copperplate.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:John Gilpin
Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 17315.
Main Author: Cowper, William, 1731-1800
Other Authors: Charles, William, 1776-1820
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Published and sold wholesale by Wm. Charles, and may be had of all the booksellers. 1809. W. M'Culloch, printer, [1809]
Series:Early American imprints. no. 17315.
Subjects:
Children's poetry.
Picture books for children.
Horses > Juvenile poetry.
Wit and humor, Juvenile.
Juvenile literature > 1809.
Ballads.
Genre:
Juvenile poetry.
Juvenile literature
Ballads.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:31 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 13 cm
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Format: Electronic eBook
Description
Note:In verse.
By William Cowper.
Pages [1] and [32] blank.
Pagination includes [8] leaves of plates.
Metal-engraved illustrations are presumably by William Charles. Cf. Weiss, Harry B. William Charles, early caricaturist, engraver and publisher of children's books, New York, 1932, page 7.
"Price twenty-five cents."--foot of cover.
Electronic resource.
System Details:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
References:
Shaw & Shoemaker 17315.
Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 245.4.
Reproduction Note:
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 17315).
Additional Physical Form:
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.