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ID	12826
Title	Pity's Gift: A collection of interesting tales, to excite the compassion of youth for the animal creation. From the writings of Mr. Pratt. Selected by a lady.
Contributors	Pratt, Samuel Jackson (Author) Unknown, [Woman] (Compiler)
Signed Author	From the writings of Mr. Pratt. Selected by a lady.
Pseudonym
Firms	Thomas Norton Longman III (Publisher) Elizabeth Newbery (Publisher)
Self-published	No
Volumes	1
Pagination	viii, 147
Date of Publication	1798
Edition Statement
Edition Number	1
Date of First Publication	1798
Imprint	Printed for T.N. Longman, Paternoster-Row; and E. Newbery, St. Paul's Church-yard
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing	London GB

Format	Duodecimo (12mo)
Length (cm)	17
Width (cm)	10
Price (pound)
Price (shilling)	1
Price (pence)
Total Price (in pence)	12
Non-UK Price
Genre	Juvenile Literature
Sources	John Newbery and His Successors, 1750-1814 (S. Roscoe): J305(1) ECCO: CW117606045 ESTC: T85824 British Library: http://explore.bl.uk/BLVU1:LSCOP-ALL:BLL01002980301
Shelfmarks	BM Bodley NUTP LWaPL Traylen Hannas Renier Roscoe Shiers NRU OOxM Grant
Notes	BL Manuscript note in 1807 edition attributes the role of compiler to Letitia Pilkington, presumably in error, as she died in 1750.
Hand-Verified	No
Verified	Yes
Attempted Verification	No

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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. From the writings of Mr. Pratt. Selected by a lady.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 12826, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/12826. Accessed 2025-10-28.

Pratt, Samuel Jackson. Pity's Gift: A collection of interesting tales, to excite the compassion of youth for the animal creation. From the writings of Mr. Pratt. Selected by a lady. London: Thomas Norton Longman III, Elizabeth Newbery, 1798.

Pratt , S.J. (1798). Pity's gift: a collection of interesting tales, to excite the compassion of youth for the animal creation. from the writings of mr. pratt. selected by a lady. London: Thomas Norton Longman III. Elizabeth Newbery.

Pratt, Samuel J. Pity's Gift: A collection of interesting tales, to excite the compassion of youth for the animal creation. From the writings of Mr. Pratt. Selected by a lady. London: Thomas Norton Longman III, Elizabeth Newbery, 1798.

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  author={Pratt,Samuel Jackson},
  year={1798},
  title={Pity's Gift: A collection of interesting tales, to excite the compassion of youth for the animal creation. From the writings of Mr. Pratt. Selected by a lady.},
  publisher={Thomas Norton Longman III \& Elizabeth Newbery},
  address={London},    }

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