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The history of Tom Thumb

by John Golby Rusher

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: JuvenilePrimary source
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15, [1] p. : ill. (wood engravings) ; 10 x 7 cm. In verse Date from De Freitas, cited below De Freitas, L.J. Banbury chapbooks Osborne Coll Pearson, E. Banbury chap books First sentence: "Kind reader, your servant; Our hero is come To welcome your purchase:--All hail, to Tom Thumb!" Includes 16 woodcuts Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: Bound with 5 other chapbooks subsequent to publication, with binder's title: Banbury chapbooks. 15 hand-coloured woodcuts. Brown calf. Bound by Wood, London. Banbury Chapbooks - Pearson p pp.27,36,57. Osborne - p.45. St. Andrews N.B. Antique Show. July/83. $10.00 for the 6. Hobbyhorse Books. Ho Ho Kus, N.J. - 88 - $125.00 for just this one

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Fairy tales” and “Tales”. Retained metadata contains “Fairy tales” in the subject metadata and “Tales” in the subject metadata.

    • “Fairy tales”· via Internet Archive
    • “Tales”· via Internet Archive
    • “Fairy tales”· in subject
    • “Tales”· in subject

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1820-01-01T00:00:00ZBanbury [Oxfordshire] : Printed by J.G. RusherEnglish—Public digitized item

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: McGill University Library
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
Catalog id
internet-archive:McGillLibrary-PN970_R87_H57_1820_003376618-2020
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