The Sugar-plum, or, Sweet amusement for leisure hours
Subtitle: being an instructive and entertaining collection of stories : to which is added, The history of Mr. Ashfield
By: embellished with elegant cuts
Publisher: Printed for A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater; and for Wilson, Spence, & Mawman
Published: 1787
Place of publication: London; York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Children's stories
Other titles: Sweet amusement for leisure hours.; The history of Mr. Ashfield.
Notes: At foot of t.p.: [Price sixpence.]

Date from dates of the Wilson, Spence, Mawman partnersip, cf. Osborne Coll. I, p. 486 & 501.

Ten of the tales included are reprinted from the Newbery edition of The Sugar Plumb, first published in 1771.

Signatures: A-F⁸.

Gumuchian 5465.
Table of contents: title: King Lear, and his three daughters; title: Florio and Florella; title: Astor, Cyrus, and Trusty; title: Airy and Prudence; title: The history of King Allgood; title: Damon and Dorcas, or The rural oeconomist; title: The farmer and his two daughters; title: The American merchant; title: History of Master Tommy and Master Harry; title: The history of little Polly Meanwell; title: the history of Miss Sally Silence; title: The history of Master Peter Primrose; title: The history of Mr. Ashfield.