BOREMAN, Thomas. The History and Description of the Famous Cathedral of St. Paul's... [vol II titled:] An Account of the Monument of the Fire of London , London: Thomas Boreman, 1741. 2 volumes, 59 x 44mm., 2 woodcut frontispieces, 16 woodcut plates and one double-sided plate, 3-pages of publisher's advertisements at end of vol. II (occasional browning and spotting, some cropping to pagination in vol. II), contemporary boards (rubbed). Bondy p. 22 (illustrated): "... excessively rare ..."; Gumuchian 4088: "The importance for these tiny volumes for the History of Children's books is evident ... There is no doubt that few ... have survived"; Welsh 1411. Thomas Boreman issued ten of these miniature volumes in which children were taught English History through a series of visits to London's monuments. They form the first series of books produced specifically for children and hence mark the start of children's book publishing in England. (2)
BOREMAN, Thomas. The History and Description of the Famous Cathedral of St. Paul's... [vol II titled:] An Account of the Monument of the Fire of London , London: Thomas Boreman, 1741. 2 volumes, 59 x 44mm., 2 woodcut frontispieces, 16 woodcut plates and one double-sided plate, 3-pages of publisher's advertisements at end of vol. II (occasional browning and spotting, some cropping to pagination in vol. II), contemporary boards (rubbed). Bondy p. 22 (illustrated): "... excessively rare ..."; Gumuchian 4088: "The importance for these tiny volumes for the History of Children's books is evident ... There is no doubt that few ... have survived"; Welsh 1411. Thomas Boreman issued ten of these miniature volumes in which children were taught English History through a series of visits to London's monuments. They form the first series of books produced specifically for children and hence mark the start of children's book publishing in England. (2)
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