The life and perambulation of a mouse. In two volumes

All titles
  • The life and perambulation of a mouse. In two volumes
  • Life, &c. of a mouse
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed & sold by John Marshall, No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard in Bow Lane. & No. 17, Queen Street, Cheapside, [between 1790 and 1800?]
Added name
Marshall, John (Printer) Books, for the instruction and amusement of young minds, printed and sold by John Marshall No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside; and No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard, Bow-Lane, London.; Marshall, John (Printer), printer, bookseller.
Publication year
1790-1800
ESTC No.
T92773
Grub Street ID
312518
Description
2 v. : ill. ; 12°.
Note
Vol.2 dedication signed and dated: M. P. April 13, 1784

M. P. = M. Pelham, the pseudonym of Dorothy Kilner

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

Both volumes have an engraved title page and frontispiece; with woodcut illustrations throughout

Vol. 1: [v]-91, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates; v. 2: [v]-84, [6] p., [2] leaves of plates

Catchword on p.15 of vol. I: the

Below imprint: (Price sixpence in gilt paper.); With a six page bookseller's advertisement at end of vol.2: Books, for the instruction and amusement of young minds, printed and sold by John Marshall No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside; and No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard, Bow-Lane, London

Signatures: A-G]6] H]2; A-G]6] H]2(-H2?)