The History of little Fanny : exemplified in a series of figures. First edition
London: Printed by D.N. Shury ... for S. and J. Fuller, 1810. 24mo. 6.5 x 12.7cm. Original wraps and printed folder, both worn. With 6 of the 7 coloured separate cardboard figures......
OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:
15714411:
Contents:
No. 1. Fanny dressed in a white frock, and pink sash, with a doll in her arms...
No. 2. Fanny dressed in a great coat, muff, and bonnet, ready to go out...
No. 3. Fanny in a red cloak, with a hat in her hand, begging her bread...
No. 4. Fanny next appears an errand girl, with a basket of fish on her head...
No. 5. Fanny now carries milk and eggs to market, instead of fish, as a neater and cleaner employ....
No. 6. Fanny has now a basket of butter under her cloak, and is sent, unknown to herself, to her mother's house...
No. 7. Fanny restored to her former station, modestly dressed in a coloured frock, with a book in her hand....
Notes:
"The authorship was attributed by the late Frank Algar to Amelia Troward, who married Samuel Rainbow Girdlestone in 1827"--Osborne Coll. II, 1052
First edition, cf. Hosmer, H.H. Toy books, p. 7
Advertised as a companion to The history and adventures of Little Henry
Illustrated with seven hand-colored cut-out figures, with movable head and four hats; complete
Publisher's ads on outside lower wrapper, and back of cardboard slipcase. Item #51-7191
Price: $250.00