The ancient story of the old dame and her pig
Subtitle: a legend of obstinancy shewing how it cost the old lady a world of trouble & the pig his tail
By: illustrated by Luke Limner [i.e. John Leighton].
Contributors: Leighton, John, 1822-1912.
Series: Pictures, poems & legendary lore for the homes of Merrie England / by Luke Limner, Esq -- no. 1
Publisher: David Bogue
Published: 1847
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Swine -- Juvenile fiction.
Genres: Specimens.; Juvenile fiction.
Other titles: Ancient legend of the old woman & her pig.; Ancient legend of the old woman and her pig.
Work titles: Old woman and her pig.
Notes: Cover title.

Date taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

"Pictures poems & legendary lore for the homes of Merrie England collected & illustrated by Luke Limner, Esq.  No. 1  The ancient legend of the old woman & her pig"--Lower cover.

A prose version of the accumulative rhyme: "Old woman and her pig".

Plates are transfer lithographs produced from originally etched images.

Each leaf of plate consists of lithographed text below and within the frame of the illustration.  Plates are bound facing each other.

"The ancient story of the 'Old woman & her pig' is supposed to be derived from a hymn in Sepher Haggadah, Fol:23.  The original is in the Chaldee language, a translation may be found in 'Halliwell's nursery rhymes of England' & an historical interpretation in the 'Christian Reformer' Volume 17. Page 26."--Colophon.

St. John, Judith. Osborne collection of early children's books, Vol. II, p. 607.

Gumuchian 3695.

MASS copy: In orginal beige paper wrappers printed in blue and brown.  Upper wrapper printed with the titling and a lithographed illustration similar to those within the text.  Lower wrapper printed with series titling and ornamental border with signature: "JL" [i.e. John Leighton].  First and last plate are pasted to upper and lower wrappers.