The parent's assistant; or, stories for children. In six volumes. By Maria Edgeworth, ...
Edgeworth, Maria,1767-1849.
London : printed for J. Johnson; by G. Woodfall,
1800.
In this third edition, the last word of text on sig. A2 of vols. 5-6 are "left" and "con-" and the pagination of vol. 5 is 251,[1]p.
The title of each volume begins with a list of its contents; vol. 1 is entitled: 'Lazy Lawrence, Tarlton, False key, being the first volume of The parent's assistant'; vol. 2: 'The birth-day present, Simple Susan being the second volume'; vol. 3: 'The bracelets, The little merchants, being the third volume'; vol. 4: 'Old Poz, The mimic, Mademoiselle Panache, being the fourth volume'; vol. 5: 'The basket-woman, The white pigeon, The orphans, Waste not, want not, Forgive and forget, being the fifth volume'; vol. 6: 'The barring out, Eton Montem, being the sixth volume'.
Vol. 1 only has a general titlepage, and the individual titlepages bear the edition statement; vol. 1 is of the third edition, and vols. 2-6 of "The third edition, with additions".
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