Pity's Gift: A collection of interesting tales, to excite the compassion of youth for the animal creation. Ornamented with vignettes. From the writings of Mr. Pratt. Selected by a lady. Fifth edition.

ID 11798
Title Pity's Gift: A collection of interesting tales, to excite the compassion of youth for the animal creation. Ornamented with vignettes. From the writings of Mr. Pratt. Selected by a lady. Fifth edition.
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Signed Author From the writings of Mr. Pratt. Selected by a lady.
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination viii, 136
Date of Publication 1810
Edition Statement Fifth edition.
Edition Number 5
Date of First Publication 1798
Imprint Printed by C. Whittingham, Goswell Street; for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster-Row; and J. Harris, St. Paul's Church-yard.
Colophon C. Whittingham, Printer, Goswell Street, London.
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Location of Printing London GB
Format Unknown ()
Length (cm) 14
Width (cm) 8
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  • BL 1490.l.31.
  • UCLA
  • Schiller catalogue 33
Notes BL manuscript note attributes the role of compiler to Letitia Pilkington, presumably in error, as she died in 1750.
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Pratt, Samuel Jackson. Pity's Gift: A collection of interesting tales, to excite the compassion of youth for the animal creation. Ornamented with vignettes. From the writings of Mr. Pratt. Selected by a lady. Fifth edition.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 11798, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/11798. Accessed 2025-11-09. 

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  publisher={John Harris [1802-1819, 1824-1843] \& Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme \& },
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