The life of Jack Sprat, his wife, and his cat.
Bibliographic Citation:
The life of Jack Sprat, his wife, and his cat. York : Printed by J. Kendrew, [ca. 1820]
Contributor:
Publisher:
Printed by J. Kendrew, [ca. 1820]
Notes:
  • Date from Toronto. Osborne coll., p. 98. Cf. Mansell 274:505.
  • First sentence: "Jack Sprat could eat no fat, His wife could eat no lean, And so between them both, They lick'd the platter clean; Jack eat all the lean, Joan eat all the fat, The bone they pick'd it clean, then gave it to the cat."
  • Includes 16 woodcuts.
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 16 woodcuts. Buff pictorial wrappers. Spencer Collection - p.34. Opie - p.264, notes. Three Centuries of Nursery Rhymes and Poetry for Children - Opie - p.31. Adelphi Book Shop. Victoria, B.C. Dec/72. $9.00. Blackwells. oxford - '76 - £15. Justin Schiller, New York - '83 - $65.00. Aleph-Bet, Valley Cottage, N.Y. - '97 - $125.00.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 96 x 65 mm.
Language:
English
Chapbook Category:
Nursery Rhymes
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=7450
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_K4_L54_1920