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[Illustrations: frontis_1 - frontis_5
_The "White Lion," Banbury, early John Bewick._
_Early cuts used to illustrate "Tommy Two Shoes." York and Hull
editions._
_Early cut from "A New Year's Gift."_
_"Jack and the Giants," early York edition._]
_BANBURY CHAP BOOKS_
and
NURSERY TOY BOOK LITERATURE
[of the XVIII. and Early XIX. Centuries]
with
Impressions from Several Hundred
ORIGINAL WOOD-CUT BLOCKS,
By T. & J. Bewick, Blake, Cruikshank, Craig, Lee,
Austin, and Others.
Illustrating Favourite Nursery Classics,
with their Antiquarian, Historical, Literary
and Artistic Associations:
FAITHFULLY GLEANED FROM THE ORIGINAL WORKS
IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY, OXFORD, THE BRITISH
AND SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUMS, &c.
With very much that is Interesting and Valuable
appertaining to the early Typography
and Topography of Children's Books
relating to Great Britain and America.