The fishes grand gala : a companion to The "peacock at home," &c. &c. : Part I / by Mrs. Cockle.
Bibliographic Citation:
Cockle, Mrs. (Mary) The fishes grand gala : a companion to The "peacock at home," &c. &c. : Part I / by Mrs. Cockle. London : Printed for C. Chapple ... B. Tabart ... J. Harris ... Darton and Harvey ... and all other booksellers, 1808.
Creator:
Cockle, Mrs. (Mary)
Contributor:
Mulready, William, 1786-1863.
Publisher:
Printed for C. Chapple ... B. Tabart ... J. Harris ... Darton and Harvey ... and all other booksellers, 1808.
Notes:
  • Engravings after William Mulready; see Osborne Coll., II, p. 626.
  • Scientific notes on p. 15-16.
  • First sentence: "When the poets who make pretty tales for December, Had told what all youngsters who read well remember, How the Peacock assembled the Birds in her hall, And the Insects all danced at the Butterfly's ball; From the region of aether, ah! strange to unfold, by young Zephyr, turn'd gossip, the story was told Wherever he went,--till by Echo 'twas caught, (For scandal and news travel rapid as thought,) And conveyed to the Fishes, who gave themselves airs, And resolv'd they would do as they did above stairs; Thus excited to envy, they vow'd, in their turn, To be gay like their neighbours, 'to live and to learn.'"
  • Citations/References: Moon, M.J. Harris's books 146
  • Citations/References: Owen, C.T. Handlist of ill. children's books 207
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: frontispiece - dated Jan. 1808 - 5 copper plates after W. Mulready. Bound with The elephant's ball, and grand fete champetre. London: Printed for J. Harris, successor to E. Newbery, at the Original Juvenile Library,1808. Bound together subsequent to publication with 4 other Roscoe imitations. WIthout original wrappers. 1/2 leather, marbled paper over baords. John Harris's Books - Moon - #146. Benjamin Tabart's Juvenile Library - Moon #22. Children's Books of Yesterday - Muir - #353. Children's Books Published by William Darton and His Sons - Lilly Library - p.57. Adelphi Books Shop. Victoria, B.C. Oct/69. $175.00 for the 5 chapbooks.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 13 cm.
Language:
English
Subject:
Fishes -- Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.
Genre/Form:
Chapbooks -- England -- London -- 19th century
Chapbook Category:
Metrical Tales and Other Verse
Call Number:
PN970 H37 E54 1808 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=8242
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_H37_E54_1808_003376406