Mischief its own punishment : exemplified in the history of William and Harry.
Bibliographic Citation:
Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 4-1793. Mischief its own punishment : exemplified in the history of William and Harry. Providence [R.I.] : H.H. Brown, printer, 1831.
Creator:
Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 4-1793.
Contributor:
Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 4-1793. Looking-glass for the mind.
Berquin, M. (Arnaud), 1747-1791. Ami des enfans.
Publisher:
H.H. Brown, printer, 1831.
Notes:
  • Excerpted from Richard Johnson's Looking-glass for the mind, a translation and adaption of Arnaud Berquin's L'Ami des enfans.
  • Printed wrappers.
  • First sentence: "Mr. Williams and his little son Robert, as they were one fine day walking in the fields together, passed by the side of a garden, in which they saw a beautiful pear tree loaded with fruit."
  • Includes 7 woodcuts.
  • Citations/References: Checklist Amer. imprints, 8729
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: wood engravaed frontispiece; 6 other illustrations. Beige pictorial wrappers. Berdan's, Hallowell, Maine. July/82. $18.00. Given to McGill 2001.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 11 cm.
Language:
English
Subject:
Chapbooks -- Specimens.
Genre/Form:
Chapbooks -- Rhode Island -- Providence -- 19th century
Chapbook Category:
Religious and Moral
Call Number:
PN970 B769 M5 1831 Rare Books/Special Collections - Sheila R. Bourke Collection
Digital Collection:
McGill Library's Chapbook Collection
Sponsor:
The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.
Copyright:
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Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7237
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_B769_M5_1831