Metamorphosis, or, A transformation of pictures
Subtitle: with poetical explanations for the amusement of young persons
Contributors: Poupard, James; Wood, Samuel, 1760-1844; Rakestraw, Joseph, 1780?-1860, printer
Publisher: Published by Samuel Wood, no. 357 Pearl Street
Published: 1814
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 23
Subjects: Children; Juvenile poetry; Conduct of life; Readers (Primary)
Other titles: Metamorphosis; Transformation of pictures with poetical explanations for the amusement of young persons; Beginning, progress, and end of man.
Notes: A 4 panel flap book.

Sands' text is rewritten from The Beginning, progress, and end of man, London, 1650.

Pages measure 15 x 10 cm. folded and 29 cm. fully unfolded.

First published at Philadelphia ca. 1787.

Illustrations signed J. Poupard.

Rare Book copy: Unbound; mutilated, with loss of lower half of title page and of two other pages, and incomplete

Shaw & Shoemaker 32711

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