The Death and Burial of Cock Robin; with Moral Comments Thereon, Addressed to Young Children by F. P. Palmer and Illustrated with Curious Conceits, Designed by Alfred Crowquil
by Palmer, F. P
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- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
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Fremont, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: C. P. Huestis, 1840. Good. First edition presumed, n. d. (1840s); 7 1/2 x 4 1/2; pp. [1], 4-24; pictorial wraps with a hand-colored woodcut; illustrated with wood engravings; nicks and cuts to tips of spine and edges; scattered spots to margins; in good condition.An interesting intepretation of the classic Cock Robin tale, it was illustrated by English author and artist Alfred Henry Forrester (1804 - 1872), who often worked under the pseudonym Alfred Crowquil. The publisher, Charles P. Huestis was also an engraver and bookseller, who would be arrested in 1842 for distributing obscene publications in a scheme, where he was the middle man for trusted customers, who would come to his bookstore for certain questionable titles.
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- Bookseller
- ZH BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003874
- Title
- The Death and Burial of Cock Robin; with Moral Comments Thereon, Addressed to Young Children by F. P. Palmer and Illustrated with Curious Conceits, Designed by Alfred Crowquil
- Author
- Palmer, F. P
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- C. P. Huestis
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- Children
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