Poems on various subjects, for the amusement of youth

People / Organizations

• Dorothy Kilner (Author)

Imprint

London: printed and sold by John Marshall, at No. 4, Aldermary Church Yard, Bow Lane, and No. 17, Queen Street, Cheapside, [between 1790 and 1800?] Third edition.; ..

Added name

Marshall, John (Printer), printer, bookseller.

Publication year

1790-1800

ESTC No.

N63031

Grub Street ID

45266

Description

88p. : ill. ; 12°.

Note

Nine poems are signed 'M.P.', i.e. Dorothy Kilner; the unsigned poems may be the work of Mary Ann Kilner

Below imprint in square brackets: Price one shilling

John Marshall at Queen-Street from 1789. Initially as "John Marshall and Co." until Nov. 1789 when the partnership was dissolved. Thereafter as "John Marshall". Cf. Stoker, D. PBSA 107: 1 (2013) p.86-7

"17 Queen Street" ceases to appear on the imprints of Marshall's children's books some time during 1796 but reappears after his break with Hannah More in Nov. 1797. - David Stoker.