The caterpillars and the gooseberry bush, or, A true figure of the bad passions, and their mischievous effects
Subtitle: together with a brief account of their origin and cure. : In three dialogues between a father and his son. : [One line from Hosea]
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 51073
Publisher: From the Halcyon Press. New-York: Printed and published by S. Woodworth & Co. no. 468 Pearl-Street.
Published: 1811
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 33
Subjects: Children's stories; Boys; Juvenile fiction; Fathers and sons; Caterpillars; Natural theology
Notes: "To the children of the Sunday schools in the District of St. John's, Manchester."--Dedication of the second London edition, p. [4]. Signed: J. Clowes. St. John's, Jan. 20, 1800.

"Dedication of the first American edition. To master's and misses, throughout the United States ... some very good friends of yours have established ... the Halcyon Press, almost entirely for your benefit ... A supply of these juvenile books will be kept constantly for sale by Mr. E. Riley, who keeps a music and book-store in Chatham-Street, no. 17, opposite the Free School, near the Museum."--Dedication, p. 5-6. Signed: The publisher. Office of the Halcyon Press, N. York, Oct. 10, 1811.

Shaw & Shoemaker 51073

Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 208.4

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