The History of the beggarly boy

ID 16052
Title The History of the beggarly boy
Contributors
Signed Author [Anonymous]
Pseudonym
Firms
Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 36
Date of Publication 1800
Edition Statement
Edition Number
Date of First Publication
Imprint Printed by B. & J. Johnson, no. 147 High-Street
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing Philadelphia US
Format Octodecimo (18mo)
Length (cm) 15
Width (cm)
Price (pound)
Price (shilling)
Price (pence)
Total Price (in pence)
Non-UK Price US$0.04
Genre
Sources
Shelfmarks
  • 338257
Notes At head of title: [Cheap repository. Number 30.]
Sometimes attributed to Hannah More, originator of the scheme for the Cheap repository series.
Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription.
Signatures: [A]¹⁸.
[A]¹⁸ (A2 signed Ff2; A3, Ff3, etc. up to Ff9; A8 missigned Ff3; A10-18 unsigned)
"King Dyonysius and Squire Damocles; a new song on an old story."--p. [29]-32.
"Turn the carpet; or The two weavers."--p. [31]-36.
Printer's advertisement, p. 36.
Evans, C. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
English short title catalogue,
Upgraded
Hand-Verified No
Verified Yes
Attempted Verification No

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More, Hannah. The History of the beggarly boyThe Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 16052, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/16052. Accessed 2025-11-03.

More, Hannah. The History of the beggarly boy. Philadelphia: 1800. 

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