Miniature Books. Banbury Chapbooks, a sammelband of 16 provi...

Hammer

£250

Miniature Books. Banbury Chapbooks, a sammelband of 16 provincial Oxfordshire imprints: 1) The Renowned History of Dame Trot and Her Cat; 2) Jack the Giant Killer, A Hero/Celebrated by ancient Historians; 3) The Cries of Banbury and London, and Celebrated Stories; 4) The Book of Beasts, for Young Persons; 5) another copy of Jack the Giant Killer, A Hero/Celebrated by ancient Historians; 6) The History of Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London; With the Adventures of his Cat; 7) Nursery Rhymes, from the Royal Collections; 8) Nursery Poems, from the Ancient and Modern Poets; 9) The Children in the Wood Restored, By Honestas, the Hermit of the Forest; or Perfidy Detected; 10) Poetic Trifles, for Young Gentlemen and Ladies; 11) London Jingles and Country Tales, for Young People; 12) The Life of Jack Sprat; 13) Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog; 14) The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; 15) The Interesting Story of Cinderella, and Her Glass Slipper; 16) The Interesting Story of the Children in the Wood, an Historical Ballad, each narrative of 16pp, all Banbury: J.G. Rusher, n.d. [c. 1830], wood-engraved vignettes and in-text illustrations, finely bound together as one in late 19th/early 20th c speckled calf gilt, in the manner of Francis Bedford, joints split or starting to split, a trifle rubbed, top edge gilt, others uncut, in places preserving large margins, marbled endpapers, later 20th c custom made cloth over board wrapper and slipcase, 16mo (10 x 7cm)

Provenance: Brooklyn Public Library, New York; their book label to pastedown, first title with their institutional MS numbering: OJ3048692.