A present for a little boy
Edition: A new edition, improved.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 50421
Publisher: Published by Jacob Johnson, no. 147, High-Street.
Published: 1804
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Children; Conduct of life; Animals; Animal welfare; Juvenile literature; Birds; Kites; Juvenile poetry
Notes: Includes short prose pieces about animals (such as learned pigs), as well as several poems.

By William Darton.

Edition statement from head of frontispiece.

"A. & G. Way, printers."--colophon, p. [58]. A. & G. Way printed in Philadelphia between 1803 and 1804.

Illustrated with both metal engravings and wood engravings. Metal-engraved illustrations appear on the same pages as printed text. The metal engraving on p. [26] is signed: W.R.[i.e., William Ralph] sc. The wood-engraved frontispiece and title vignette are signed: A. [i.e., Alexander Anderson].

"Books lately published and for sale, by Jacob Johnson ..."--advertisement, p. [59-60].

Shaw & Shoemaker 50421

Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 264.2

Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.