The Adventures of Old Dame Trudge and her parrot
Subtitle: Part I : Illustrated with whimsical engravings
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 39944
Publisher: Published and sold wholesale by Wm. Charles, no. 32, South Third Street, and may be had of all the booksellers. Price 18 3-4 cents.
Published: 1817
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Children's poetry; Picture books for children; Older women; Juvenile poetry; Parrots; Pets; Juvenile Wit and humor
Other titles: Talking bird: Or, Dame Trudge and her parrot.
Work titles: Dame Trudge and her parrot
Notes: Pictures with verse. Apparently an American reissue of The talking bird: Or, Dame Trudge and her parrot. (London: J. Harris, 1806). Cf. Welch.

Cover title.

Text and illustrations are metal-engraved throughout, presumably by William Charles. Cf. Weiss, Harry B. William Charles, early caricaturist, engraver and publisher of children's books, New York, 1932, p. 5.

The illustrations are hand-colored.

"Of Wm. Charles may be also had, recently published ..."--advertisement, p. [4] of cover.

Shaw & Shoemaker 39944

Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 9.2

Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 547

Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.