The forty thieves, or, Ali Baba and Morgiana.
Bibliographic Citation:
The forty thieves, or, Ali Baba and Morgiana. Edinburgh : James Clarke and Co., [between 1824 and 1844]
Alternative Title:
Ali Baba and Morgiana
Ali Baba, or The forty thieves
Publisher:
James Clarke and Co., [between 1824 and 1844]
Notes:
  • Cover title.
  • Undated. Date range from trading dates of James Clarke and Co., cf. National Library of Scotland, Scottish Book Trade Index WWW site.
  • First and last leaves pasted down to wrappers.
  • At head of wrapper: "16."
  • First sentence: "In a town of Persia lived two brothers, sons of a poor man; one named Cassim, the other Ali Baba."
  • Includes 1 woodcut.
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: bound with The house that Jack built. Edinburgh: James Clarke and Co.,[between 1824 and 1844]. Bound together subsequent to publication with 9 other chapbooks, with binder's spine title: Chap books. Yellow pictorial paper wrappers.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 11 cm.
Language:
English
Chapbook Category:
Legendary Romances, Fairy Stories and Folk Tales in Prose
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=7855
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_C53_H68_1824_000902974