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; 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, bookseller.; White, Richard, active 1795-1796, bookseller.; Hazard, Samuel, -1806, bookseller.; Lee, John, -1804, wood engraver.

Publication year

1796

ESTC No.

T29010

Grub Street ID

260495

Description

23, [1] p. : ill. ; 12°.

Note

Signed on p. 21: Z. [i.e. Hannah More]; Price from 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 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 February to December 1796 (Spinney)

In this edition, the second line of the imprint ends "for Moral", and the words "Entered at Stationers Hall" are printed in italics

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