McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

A new history of Blue Beard / written by Gaffer Black Beard, for the amusement of little Lack Beard and his pretty sisters ; adorned with cuts. Philadelphia : Printed by John Adams, 1804.

Contributor:

Gaffer Black Beard.
Adams, John, 1765?-1815, printer.
Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703. Barbe bleue. English.

Publisher:

Printed by John Adams, 1804.

Notes:

Adapted from Charles Perrault.
Alphabet printed on p. [4].
First sentence: "Once upon a time there lived, a great way off, an old man who had two daughters, the name of the eldest was Fatima, the youngest Irene."
Includes 7 woodcuts.
Citations/References: Shaw & Shoemaker 6869
Citations/References: Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 298
Citations/References: Welch, D.A. Amer. children's books, 986.4
First and last leaves pasted to wrappers.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: Frontispiece stuck down to front wrappers. Last page stuck down to wrappers. Brown wrappers. Bibliography of American Children's Books Printed Prior to 1821 - Welch - #986.4. Early American Children's Books - Rosenback - #298. Pierpont Morgan catalogue - #112. I. Mackenzie. Montreal. Nov/69. $60.00. Justin Schilller. New York - '82 - $150.00; Hobbyhorse Books, Ho Ho Kus, N.J. - '93 - $700.00. Given to McGill 2001.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 11 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Bluebeard (Legendary character)
Chapbooks -- Specimens.
Curiosity -- Juvenile literature.

Genre/Form:

Juvenile literature -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1804.
Chapbooks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Legendary Romances, Fairy Stories and Folk Tales in Prose

Call Number:

PN970 A3 N4 1804 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.

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Link to this chapbook:

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7198

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_A3_N4_1804