Jack Brown in prison; or, The pitcher never goes so often to the well but it is broke at last. Being the fourth part of the History of the two shoemakers

All titles

• Jack Brown in prison; or, The pitcher never goes so often to the well but it is broke at last. Being the fourth part of the History of the two shoemakers
• Two shoemakers. Part 4
• Pitcher never goes so often to the well but it is broke at last; Cheap Repository
• Prodigal son.

People / Organizations

• Hannah More (Author)

Imprint

London] : sold by J. Marshall, (printer to the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts) no. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, and no. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard; and R. White, Piccadilly, London. By S. Hazard, at Bath; and by all booksellers, newsmen, and hawkers, in town and country, [1796

Added name

Marshall, John (Printer), printer.; White, Richard, active 1795-1796, bookseller.; Hazard, Samuel, -1806, bookseller.; Lee, John, -1804, wood engraver.

Publication year

1796

ESTC No.

T29008

Grub Street ID

260492

Description

23, [1] p. : ill. ; 12°.

Note

Signed on p. 21: Z. [i.e. Hannah More]; Price below imprint: Great allowance will be made to shopkeepers and hawkers. Price 1d. 1/2 each, or 6s. 9d. per 100.-50 for 3s. 9d.-2s. 3d. for 25

Below imprint in black letter, in square brackets: Entered at Stationers Hall

Entered in the Stationers' Register 1 April 1796 (Spinney)

This form of imprint was in use from February to December 1796 (Spinney)

In this edition, the second line of the imprint ends "Religious and", and the words "Entered at Stationers Hall" are printed in black letter

Also issued as part of: 'Cheap repository tracts, published during the year 1796. Forming volume II', London, [1797]

The advertisement on p. [24] lists tracts published from August 1795 through June 1796

The illustration on p. 21 is signed "Lee" (i.e. John Lee)

Includes (p. 22-23) "The prodigal son", in verse - "Behold the wretch whose lust and wine"

Signatures: A-C]4.