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 Moral and Religious Tracts) no. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, and no. 4, Aldermary Church Yard, London. By S. Hazard, at Bath; J. Elder, at Edinburgh, and by all booksellers, newsmen, and hawkers, in town and country, [1797 A cheaper edition for hawkers.; ..

Added name

Marshall, John (Printer), printer, bookseller.; Hazard, Samuel, -1806, bookseller.; Elder, John, active 1788-1800, bookseller.; Lee, John, -1804, wood engraver.

Publication year

1797

ESTC No.

T29009

Grub Street ID

260493

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 three halfpence. Or 6s. 9d. per 100.-3s. 9d. for 50-25 for 2s. 3d

Below imprint in italics, in square brackets: Entered at Stationers Hall

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

This form of imprint was in use from August to November 1797 (Spinney)

The advertisement on p. [24] lists tracts published from June 1795 through April 1796. According to Spinney (48b), the lists of tracts by month were not revised after September 1796, although they are included in many editions that were clearly printed later

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

Edition statement printed below price on title page

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

Signatures: A-C]4.