Tales Uniting Instruction with Amusement consisting of the Dangers of the Streets; and Throwing Squibs, 3 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary ink ownership inscription to frontispiece recto, original printed wrappers, a little soiled, [Moon 849A], 12mo, J. Harris [c.1810]. ⁂ A rare collection of cautionary tales in which the subjects meet an often overly-harsh punishment for their transgressions: Tom Tindall's mindless throwing of squibs results in the loss of sight in his left eye and the blinding of his father who subsequently dies of a broken heart at "the thought of his son's wickedness". We can trace no copy at auction or on Library Hub. Provenance: "From A. Tuer's collection of children's books" (pencil note to endpaper).
Tales Uniting Instruction with Amusement consisting of the Dangers of the Streets; and Throwing Squibs, 3 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary ink ownership inscription to frontispiece recto, original printed wrappers, a little soiled, [Moon 849A], 12mo, J. Harris [c.1810]. ⁂ A rare collection of cautionary tales in which the subjects meet an often overly-harsh punishment for their transgressions: Tom Tindall's mindless throwing of squibs results in the loss of sight in his left eye and the blinding of his father who subsequently dies of a broken heart at "the thought of his son's wickedness". We can trace no copy at auction or on Library Hub. Provenance: "From A. Tuer's collection of children's books" (pencil note to endpaper).
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