[ca. 1840] · Montrose [Scotland]
Montrose [Scotland]: James Watt, [ca. 1840]. 32mo (11.5 cm, 4.5"). 32 pp.; illus.
This chapbook telling of the classic fairy tale is illustrated with wood engravings on the frontispiece and title-page, and with eight in-text pictures as well. It was issued as #4 in Watt's "Penny Books New & Improved" series.
NUC and WorldCat locate only two libraries worldwide reporting ownership (National Library of Scotland, Princeton).
Provenance: From the chapbook collection of Albert A. Howard, sans indicia. Publisher's blue-green wrappers, slight discoloration and a little paper loss at spine. Clean. (Inventory #: 38786)
This chapbook telling of the classic fairy tale is illustrated with wood engravings on the frontispiece and title-page, and with eight in-text pictures as well. It was issued as #4 in Watt's "Penny Books New & Improved" series.
NUC and WorldCat locate only two libraries worldwide reporting ownership (National Library of Scotland, Princeton).
Provenance: From the chapbook collection of Albert A. Howard, sans indicia. Publisher's blue-green wrappers, slight discoloration and a little paper loss at spine. Clean. (Inventory #: 38786)