The affecting history of the children in the wood
By: (adorned with cuts)
Publisher: Printed by Jesse Cochran, and sold whole-sale and retail at his book store
Published: 1815
Place of publication: Windsor, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Infanticide; Juvenile fiction; Orphans; Uncles; Conduct of life; Children's stories
Other titles: Children in the wood; Children in the woods; Story of three robbers.; Old man and death.; Dirty Jack.
Work titles: Children in the wood (Ballad)
Notes: Wrapper title: Children in the woods.

Wrapper imprint: Windsor, Vt. : Printed and sold by Jesse Cochran, [s.a.].

First and last pages of text, presumably blank, pasted to pages [2] and [3] of wrapper.

Includes (p. [26]-31): Story of three robbers; The old man and death; and, Dirty Jack.

"Dirty Jack" in verse.

Heavily illustrated.

Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 34335

Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821, 173.9

Gift; Frances Henne; 1985.

Rare Book copy: From the library of Samuel Gardner, with his autograph. Inscribed to Samuel Gardner by his instructor Moses Hutchinson.

In printed wrapper; title, vignette, and imprint in ornamental border on page [1] of wrapper; illustration and ornamental border on page [4] of wrapper.