[House that Jack Built and others...]

The House that Jack Built. A Diverting Story for Children of all Ages. To which is added, Some Account of Jack Jingle; Shewing By what Means he acquired his Learning, and in Consequence thereof got Rich, and Built himself a House. With A collection of Riddles written by Him. The Whole Adorned with Variety of Cuts by Master Collett. London: Printed and Sold by John Marshall and Co. At No. 4, Aldermary Church Yard, Bow Lane, [ca. 1790]. 32mo (3 7/8 x 2 ½ in.; 98 x 64 mm). Frontispiece cut of Gog and Magog with caption, 10 square woodcuts for the text and 15 unframed cuts for the riddles, 2-page publishers advertisement at end, the frontispiece and last page of advertisement are pastedowns; contemporary notes on blank page 4 and margin of page 22. Original Dutch floral wrappers; a few stains on covers.  One copy at Oxford. See Alderson / Moon 56 — The British Champion; or, Honour Rewarded. York: Printed for Wilson, Spence & Mawman, [1795?]. 32mo (3 7/8 x 2 ½ in.; 98 x 64 mm). Frontispiece, 42 text illustrations; lightly browned. Contemporary Dutch floral paper boards; backstrip torn.  Page 80 misnumbered “16”. — The Famous History of Tom Thumb … Part the First [-Second, -Third]. London: Printed for the Booksellers, [c. 1800]. 3 volumes, 12mo (5 7/8 x 3 ½ in.; 150 x 90 mm). Woodcut title scene and 34 text illustrations. Publisher’s pale yellow (I) or cream (II-III) woodcut pictorial wrappers; slightly soiled, parts 2-3 detached from text block. In a black silk-covered slipcase; extremities rubbed.

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