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[160] p. : ill. ; 11 cm. Signatures: [A] , B-K ; p. 148 misnumbered "248". The "morals" are in verse. Each tale preceded by woodcut; most tales followed by design made from type ornaments; woodcuts possibly modelled after those in first edition (1729), cf. The authentic Mother Goose fairy tales and nursery rhymes / Jacques Barchilon and Henry Pettit. Denver : A. Swallow, 1960. Last tale from The Governess by Sarah Fielding; title (with no tale number or woodcut) and text follow end of Little Thumb on p. 149. Dutch floral paper over boards; stab sewn through the signatures. First tale begins on p. [13]; missing pages possibly contain dedication, present in earlier editions of Samber's translation. NcGU Inscribed "1798"; other work with this imprint dated 1795, cf. AB bookman's weekly, Nov. 13, 1989, p. 1882. NcGU Imperfect; lacking p. 1-2, 5-12, 15-18, 151-154, 159-[160?]; collation and signatures partly conjectural. NcGU In dark blue cloth clam-shell case. NcGU