William and George :
the rich boy and the poor boy, or, a contented mind is the best feast : adorned with cuts.

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F. Houlston and Son.
Language(s)
English
Published
Wellington, Salop ; Printed by F. Houlston and Son, [between 1825 and 1838]
Subjects
Chapbooks > Specimens.
Chapbooks, English > Specimens.
Poor > Juvenile fiction.
Rich people > Juvenile fiction.
Work ethic > Juvenile literature.
Conduct of life > Juvenile literature.
Christian life > Juvenile fiction.
Children > Conduct of life > Juvenile fiction.
Chapbooks > England > London > 19th century
Publishers' advertisements > England > Wellington (Shropshire) > 19th century.
Juvenile literature > England > Wellington (Shropshire) > 19th century.
Chapbooks > England > Wellington (Shropshire) > 19th century.
Note
Includes 8 woodcuts.
First sentence: "A rich merchant, named Gibson, had an only child called William, who if he had been good might have been as happy as any boy in the world, for he had plenty of every thing his heart could desire."
In publisher's pink printed wrappers; publisher's advertisements on lower wrapper.
First and last leaves pasted-down to wrappers.
Frontispiece included in pagination.
Wood engravings, uncolored: frontispiece and illustrations.
Undated. Dates from printer's form of name and years of activity at address, cf. P.A.H. Brown. London publishers and printers, p. 93.
Houlston and her son flourished in Wellington ca. 1807-1840; cf. Osborne Coll., p. 479.
Physical Description
23 p. : ill. (wood-engravings) ; 11 x 7 cm.
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