The tragical history of the children in the wood : Containing a true account of their unhappy fate, with the history of their parents, and their unnatural uncle. : Interspersed with instructive morals. : Embellished with cuts.

Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoston : Printed and sold by S. Hall, no. 53, Cornhill, [1815]
Description91 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 11 cm (24mo)
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Subjects

Uniform titleChildren in the wood (Ballad)
SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 34337. ^A575643
General noteCaption title: The children in the wood.
General noteRunning title: The history of the children in the wood.
General notePrinted paper wrapper. Imprint on wrapper varies: Boston: Sold at Lincoln & Edmands' bookstore, no. 53 Cornhill--1815.
General noteThe original issue is dated 1798 by Welch. "Lincoln & Edmands bought out Samuel Hall and moved to 53 Cornhill Sept. 14, 1807. The MWA and Welch copies are probably part of a remainder which Lincoln & Edmands rebound for sale in 1815."--Welch.
General note"The children in the wood. A favourite ballad."--p. [79]-88.
General note"Lincoln & Edmands, at their theological & miscellaneous bookstore 53 Cornhill, keep for sale a great variety of juvenile books ..."--p. [4] of wrapper.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 34337
References Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 179.1
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 34337).
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1815.
Genre/formBallads.
Genre/formPoems 1815.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Massachusetts Boston.
Other titleHistory of the children in the wood.