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John Newbery and his books : trade and plumb-cake for ever, huzza!

Title
John Newbery and his books : trade and plumb-cake for ever, huzza! / edited by John Rowe Townsend.
Publication
Metuchen, N.J. ; London : Scarecrow Press, 1994.

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Townsend, John Rowe.
Description
xv, 173 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Subject
  • Newbery, John, 1713-1767
  • Children's literature > History > Great Britain > 18th century
  • Children's literature, English > History and criticism
  • Publishers and publishing > Great Britain > History > 18th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-167) and index.
Contents
A man of parts / John Rowe Townsend -- Jack Whirler / Samuel Johnson -- A bookseller of the last century / Charles Welsh -- Mr & Mrs Folio at Oxford / George Colman -- Mr Newbery's little books: a listing -- Tommy Trip and his dog Jouler / John Newbery(?) -- Sidelights / John Rowe Townsend. 1. Earlier Newberys. 2. The Reading Mercury. 3. The Newbery books in America. 4. The inheritors -- The Newbery Medal.
ISBN
0810829509 (acid-free paper)
LCCN
94023293
OCLC
  • 31045102
  • ocm31045102
  • SCSB-14278138
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries