Cobwebs to catch flies: or, Dialogues in short sentences, adapted to children from the age of three to eight years. In two volumes. Vol. I. Containing, easy lessons in words of three letters, four letters, five letters, six letters, suited to children from three to five years of age. Vol. II. Containing, instructive lessons in words of one syllable, two syllables, three syllables, four syllables, suited to children from five to eight years of age.

People / Organizations

• Ellenor Fenn (Author)
• John Marshall ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London: printed and sold by John Marshall, at No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard, Bow-Lane, Cheapside, [between 1796 and 1800?]

Added name

Marshall, John (Printer), printer, bookseller.

Publication year

1796-1800

ESTC No.

N59934

Grub Street ID

42962

Description

2 v. : ill. ; 12°.

Note

Anonymous. By Ellenor Fenn

In this edition "flies" in the title is followed by a colon; there is a full-stop after the first occurrence of "years"; the imprint is in three lines in both vols. and the last line begins "Church-Yard," in vol.1 and "Church Yard," in vol.2

The words "Vol.I. Containing, ... from five to eight years of age." in title are printed in two columns divided by a single rule

Probably not printed before 1796 when "17 Queen Street" ceases to appear on the imprints of John Marshall's children's books. --David Stoker

With frontispiece in each volume

With advertisement in vol.2.

Uncontrolled note

Publication date from CaOTP. - MATCHERS NOTE: need full imprint, pagination, and rule notes to match; there are several similar editions