Choice emblems, natural, historical, fabulous, moral, and divine, for the improvement and pastime of youth: ornamented with near fifty handsome allegorical engravings, designed on purpose for this work. With pleasing and familiar descriptions to each, in prose and verse, serving to display the beauties and morals of the ancient fabulists. The whole calculated to convey the golden lessons of instruction under a new and more delightful dress. [Four lines of verse from Goldsmith]

People / Organizations

• John Huddlestone Wynne (Author)

Imprint

Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank, in Market near Third-Street, MDCCXC. [1790]

Added name

Kerr, Elizabeth, Lady, dedicatee. Crukshank, Joseph, 1746?-1836, printer.

Publication year

1790

ESTC No.

W25497

Grub Street ID

335482

Description

xii,166,[2]p. : ill. ; 18⁰

Note

Attributed to John Huddlestone Wynne in the Dictionary of national biography.

Dedicated to Lady Elizabeth Kerr.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: pi? A-D?? E?? (E12 blank)