McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

The history of Beauty and the beast. Devonport : Samuel and John Keys, [between 1840 and 1845]

Alternative Title:

Beauty and the beast English

Publisher:

Samuel and John Keys, [between 1840 and 1845]

Notes:

First sentence: "There was once a merchant, who possessed great riches; he had six children, three boys and three girls, whom he liberally educated."
Includes 1 woodcut.
Publisher's advertisement on p. [4] of wrapper.
Undated. Date range from trading dats of Samuel and John Keys, cf. The British Book Trade Index WWW site.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: Brownish orange pictorial paper wrappers. Woodcut on frontispiece.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 18 x 11 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- England -- Devonport -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Legendary Romances, Fairy Stories and Folk Tales in Prose

Call Number:

PN970 K49 H5 1840 Rare Books/Special Collections - Children's 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=7425

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_K49_H5_1840