73 pages, 2 blanks, publisher's colophon at end. 34 full-page woodcut illustrations, with legend beneath each one, dated July 30th 1801, and with publisher's name and address. Including the Cobbler's spectacles, the grape harvest, keeping pet goldfish and dogs, kite flying, cricket, horse racing, and sheltering under an umbrella. Very mild offsetting. Some corners folded in slightly. No inscriptions. 60 x 70 mm. Contemporary blue marbled paper wrappers. Front cover with three corners chipped away. Back cover with folded corners. Not in Bondy, nor Spielmann, nor Welsh. OCLC, 43215937. WorldCat locates two copies worldwide (Universities of Cambridge, and of Oxford). The publisher, John Marshall (1756–1824), styled himself the "Children's Printer" and was a dominant force in early English children's literature and miniature libraries around 1800.
















