A PROVISIONAL CHECKLIST OF THE LIBRARY OF THOMAS BEWICK

PART 3

413. Age of Chivalry       (Bj)

Possibly: S.F. Genlis, Comtesse de. The age of chivalry, or, friendship of other times; a moral and historical tale ... abridged by C. Butler, London: Peacock & Booker, 1799.

414. Baskervilles Dictionary.       (Bj)

Probably: [Baskerville, John - supposed author]. A vocabulary, or, a pocket dictionary: to which is prefixed a compendious grammar of the English language. Birmingham: printed by John Baskerville and sold by Messrs Dod, Rivington (etc), London, 1765.

415. Be Merry & Wise; Jests by Tommy Trapwit adorned with cuts.              (F)

Probably: Be merry and wise: or the cream of the jests, with the marrow of maxims, ...  by Tommy Trapwit, adorned with cuts. London: for the author, 2^nd edition, 1756 or another edition.

Hugo (1868) records 6d. editions by Carnan (London) and T. Wilson and R. Spence (York).

416. Beauties of the Poets 1799.                                   (Be)

Probably: The beauties of the poets. Being a collection of moral and sacred poetry from the most eminent authors. Compiled by Thomas Jones. London: Darton & Harvey, GG & J Robinson, E Newbery, G Wilkie, Vernon & Hood & others, 1799.

417. Bisset Juvenile Reduplication(s)  1800.        (Be,F)

"Juvenile Reduplications 1800" (Be)

"Bissets Reduplication  1800" (F)

Probably: Bisset, J. Juvenile Reduplications, or, the new House that Jack Built ... Birmingham: [no publisher listed],1800.

418. (*)[Bloomfield, Robert.] Farmers Boy.    (Bj)

"Farmers Boy" in (Bj).

No doubt an edition of Bloomfield's The Farmer's Boy: a rural poem. London: Vernor & Hood, 1800.

(Illustrated by John Anderson at the Bewick workshop.)

419. The Bullfinch.           (Bj)

Not yet identified. Possibly something like:

Cleaver, William. Two elegies. I. The Bee. II. The Bullfinch. London: R. & J. Dodsley, 1763.

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420. "A small edition of Burns" (Bj)

Listed with Jane's Books 1806.

421. Cambray's Reflections.         (Bj)

No doubt one of many editions of: Fénelon, F. de S. Pious reflections for every day of the month: translated [by John Clowes] from the French of Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray ... [for example the] 12^th edition. London: J. Bailey [n.d.]; or, Manchester: G. Nicholson, 1797; or, Ludlow: printed by G. Nicholson for T. Knott and Champonte & Whitrow, 1799.

422. Chambaud, Exercises by      (Bj)

No doubt an edition of: Chambaud, Louis. Exercises to the rules and construction of French speech, consisting of passages extracted out of the best French authors ... London: P. Vaillant and others, (14^th edition 1795; 16^th, 1799).

423. Chambaud's Grammar.           (Bj)

Probably an edition of either: Chambaud, Lewis. A grammar of the French tongue ... 11^th edition, London: T. Longman, B. Law, 1794; or his The rudiments of the French tongue, or, an easy and rational introduction to French grammar ... 4^th edition, London: P. Vaillant and others, 1791.

424. Chambauds Treasure &c.    (Bj)

No doubt an edition of: Chambaud, Louis. A treasure of the French and English languages ... vocabulary ... common forms of speech ... a collection of proverbs ... 9^th edition, London: P. Vaillant, 1794.

425. Charms for Children, York, 1806.                    (M159)

Probably Charms for Children. Contained in the histories of ... with cuts by Bewick,  published in a 4d. edition in York by T. Wilson and R. Spence, 1806, see Hugo (1868).

(Bought with Goody Two Shoes by JJ Hall for £1-4-0, in 1884.)

426. The Charms of Literature.                        (Bj)

Probably an edition of: Charms of Literature: consisting of an assemblage of curious, scarce, and interesting pieces in prose and poetry ... embellished with engravings on wood by Bewick etc, 3^rd edit.   Newcastle: J. Mitchell, 1805.

427. [CHILDREN'S BOOKS: unidentified.              (F,M39)

'CHILDREN'S BOOKS: Village School, 2 vols.; The Happy Family; Sandford and Merton; The Deserted Child; Mrs Norton's Story Book; Poetical Flower Garden; Kings of England, 1795; etc (nearly all imperfect), a parcel' (M39).

'The Fairing or Golden Toy - And a great variety of Little books for Children' (F).

See under individual titles for the named books. But it is evident that many others, un-named, were in the family's collection.

(N.B. The 1806 list of Jane's books also includes "Village School 2 vol", "The Happy Family", "M^rs Nortons Storey Book" and (perhaps one of those unlisted in M39) "Mother Chit Chat's Tales". Elizabeth's list (c1806) includes "Sandford & Merton (Imperfect)" and "Poetical Flower Garden". Lot M39 was bought by WT Johnson for £1-10-0, in 1884.)]

428. (*)Death of Abel.                     (Bj)

Possibly: The death of Abel. In five books. Translated from the German of Mr [Saloman] Gessner, by Mrs. Collier. Many editions, including Newcastle: M. Brown, 1787, '88, '90.

Hugo (1868) implausibly believed the "indifferent" copperplate frontispiece in his 1788 Brown edition to be by Thomas Bewick. Perhaps a more probable contender for Jane Bewick's copy in 1806 is the 12d. edition with 12 woodcuts printed in York by Wilson, Spence and Mawman (1796), possibly using "Bewick" blocks bought from Hall & Elliot after the death of Thomas Saint.

429. (*)[Defoe, D.] Robinson Crusoe.     (F,?Ys )

"Wonderful Life & surpris^g adventures of Robinson Crusoe  bound & gilt price 6^d" (F).

“Robinson Crusoe” (Ys).

Probably: The wonderful life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe; who lived 28 years on an uninhabited island. With cuts by Bewick.  York: T. Wilson and R. Spence, 1802; (price 6d.).

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430. (*)The Easter Gift price 2^d Saint.     (F)

A London (Newbery and Carnan) edition of 1770 has the title The Easter Gift; or, the way to be very good. A book very much wanted, and which ought to be read by parents as well as children ... .

No Saint copy identified; this may be a copy from a Thomas Saint edition now extinct. Hugo (1868) records a 2d. edition of The Easter Gift: [etc.] Published for the amusement of all the little gentry in Christendom. Embellished with cuts. York: T. Wilson and R. Spence, 1807. He states that one of the 24 cuts is by Thomas Bewick. Possibly the blocks were among those bought by Wilson and Spence after Saint's death.

431. Easy Introduction to Arts & Sciences              (Be)

Probably an edition of: R. Turner, An easy introduction to the Arts and Sciences ... ,  [2^nd edition] London: S. Crowder, 1787; [6^th edition] London C. Dilly and J. Johnson etc, 1797.

432. (*)Economy of Human Life.                                (Bj)

Probably an edition of: Dodsley, R. The economy of human life complete in two parts. Translated from an Indian manuscript ..., many editions 1770s-1830s; including Manchester: G. Nicholson, and T. Knott and Champante & Whitrow (London), 1798, with a woodcut on the title page "T. Bewick sculp." (see Hugo 1868; 5378).

433. Enfields Speaker.    (Bj)

No doubt an edition of: Enfield, William. The Speaker: or, miscellaneous pieces, selected from the best English writers ... with a view to facilitate the improvement of youth in reading and writing ... editions London: R. Dodsley, 1789; London: J. Johnson, [n.d. c 1795] etc.

(According to Hugo (1866, 411), the frontispiece of another Enfield work (his An Essay on the Cultivation of Taste ... Newcastle: Printed for I.S., 1818) was by Thomas Bewick.)

434. Extracts from Hervey.            (Bj)

Possibly: Interesting and elegant extracts from the works of the Rev. James Hervey. Ploughnill: G. Nicholson, 1800.

The date of Jane's list (1806) rules out as an alternative: Meditations and Contemplations. By James Hervey... To which is prefixed the life of the author. Gainsborough: H. Mozley, 1812; though Hugo (1866) claims a cut on the title page as Thomas Bewick's.

435. Fairy of Green House (Imperfect).                   (Be)

Possibly: The Wren; or, the Fairy of the Green-House, consisting of song, story and dialogue ... London: J. Marshall, 1787, or another edition.

436. Fairy Tales imperfect. (F,Ys)

“Fairy Tales imperfect” (F).

“Fairy Tales” (Ys).

Not identified. Possibly the same as 341.

437. La Fête des bonnes Gens.                     (Bj)

Not identified. Presumably one of Jane Bewick's many French lesson books.

438. Fisher's Spelling Book (Imperfect).                                    (Br)

Possibly: Fisher, George. The Instructor, or, young man's best companion: containing spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, in an easier way than any yet published ... Glasgow: for the booksellers, 1786; or another edition.

439. Flights of Fancy.                      (Bj)

Not yet identified. Among many pre-1806 titles containing this phrase, one of the less unlikely is a volume of poems by the Revd Thomas Penrose. Flights of Fancy. London: J. Walter, and J. Willis (Newbury), 1775.

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440. (*)Flowers of Poesy.              (Bj)

Probably: Flowers of poesy, consisting of elegies, songs, sonnets, etc, Carlisle: J. Mitchell; London: TN Longman, 1798.

Hugo (1866) claims the title woodcut as Thomas Bewick's.

441. Food for the mind, or a new Riddlebook etc[? - symbol illegible].     (F)

Probably: Food for the mind: or, a new riddle-book. Compiled for the use of the great and the little good boys and girls in England, Scotland and Ireland, by John-the-Giant-Killer, Esq., London: Carnan & Newbery, 1778; or York: T. Wilson and R. Spence, [n.d.]; price 6d.; (or another edition).

442. [The Golden Toy.                     (F) 

"Golden Toy adorned with a variety of Cuts bound & Gilt price 6^d" (F) and 

"The Fairing or Golden Toy - And a great variety of little books for Children" (F).

No doubt one or two editions of: The Fairing, or, A Golden Toy for children of all ages and denominations: ... adorned with a variety of cuts from original drawings [price 6d.]. London: T. Carnan, 1784; or the 6d. York edition of Wilson and Spence (1805).

(Two copies or two different books with similar titles are listed in F, possibly an oversight. After the second entry, at the bottom of a page, the "great variety" of other books is mentioned. It is possible that this refers to a collection of Wilson and Spence editions (see Hugo 1868, Appendix IV) and it may be the same as the parcel of children's books sold as lot 39 in the Bewick sale of 1884. The following page continues with further children's books, starting with "The Oracles".)

443. [Goldsmith, O.] Deserted Village.    (Bj)

The first edition was London: W. Griffin, 1770, followed by many others by 1806.

444. The Happy Family.                                   (F,M39)

"The Happy Family  imperfect  Marshall" (F).

"The Happy Family" (M39).

See "Children's Books" (427) above.

Presumably: The happy family, or memoirs of Mr. & Mrs. Norton. Intended to show the delightful effects of filial obedience, Price 6d. London: J. Marshall, [?1790], since Marshall is mentioned. But there is also a Bewick illustrated title: The happy family: or, winter evening's employment. Consisting of readings and conversations ... with cuts by Bewick, Price 1/-. York: T. Wilson and R. Spence, 1800 (and reprint 1801).

445. History of Little Goody Two Shoes, London 1796.                     (F,M159,Ys)

"History of Little Goody Two Shoes pr 6^d bound gilt"(F). Hist y

“Goody two shoes” (Ys).

Among a large number of imprints, none has yet been identified for 1796. T. Carnan and F. Newbery published a 6d. London edition in 1780, Carnan another in 1783, and Wilson and Spence of York at least one 6d. edition (in 1803).

(Bought with Charms for Children by JJ Hall for £1-4-0, in 1884.)

446. Holiday present imperfect 3^rd Ed no date Marshall & C^o.     (F)

Probably: Pelham, M. [pseudonym of Dorothy Kilner]. The holyday present: containing anecdotes of Mr. and Mrs. Jennett and their little family. By M.P. Price 6d. Third edition. London: J. Marshall and Co., [n.d. c1788].

(Here again a later edition (1803) was published in York by Wilson and Spence, apparently using Bewick's blocks bought after the death of Thomas Saint. But there is no indication that the Bewick family had a copy.)

447. Homer's Iliad 2 Vols. 12/mo.             (Br)

448. [Janes, Revd T. Beauties of the Poets, 1799,        (Be,F)

"Beauties of the Poets 1799" (Be).

"Beauties of the poets Rev^d T. Junes [sic] 1799" (F).

Probably an edition of: The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. Compiled by the late Rev. Thomas Janes, of Bristol. London: J. Scatcherd and J. Whitaker, [editions found for 1790, 1795, 1806 etc, but not yet for 1799.]

(Listed with Elizabeth Bewick's books c1806.)]

449. Juvenile Preceptor 1800.                      (Be)

Possibly: The monthly preceptor, or, juvenile library. Lectures adapted to the capacities of young persons, on natural and experimental philosophy. London: [publisher un-named], 1800.

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450. (*)Kay's New Preceptor 1801.           (Be)

Probably Kay, R. The New Preceptor, or, young lady's & gentleman's true instructor in the rudiments of the English tongue: containing rules for the pronunciation ... adorned with emblematical cuts. Newcastle: M. Angus and W. Charnley, 1801.

(Hugo (1866) claims the woodcuts for Thomas Bewick. They may be by his apprentice nephew, William Bewick.)

451. *Kings of England, 1795.                    (M39)

See "Children's Books" (427) above.

Probably: Characters of the Kings and Queens of England: selected from the best historians ... with heads, by T. Bewick, Newcastle. Price 2/-. London: E. Newbury [sic, i.e. Newbery], Vernor & Hood, 1795.

452. Lessons for Children 1801.                                    (Be)

Possibly: Barbauld, [Mrs. Anna Laetitia Aiken]. Lessons for children by Mrs. Barbauld ... Illustrated with plates. London: J.F. Dove, [n.d. 18--?] or a similar work. See also 262.

(Elizabeth Bewick (b. 7 March 1793) would have been aged 8 in 1801.)

453. London to Holyhead.            (Bj,?U)

Thus in Bj.

"p.^d Baker for his Views on the Road from London to Holywell 6s." on 7.6.1799 (T&WA 1269/5) (U) - possibly the same? No "Holywell" title has yet been identified.

Not yet identified. Possibilities include:

Anon. [attrib. to W.F. Mavor]. The traveller's companion from Holyhead to London. London: T. Longman, J. Egerton, and P. Broster (Chester), 1793; or Paterson, D. Ibid. 2^nd edit, 1796; or

Baker, James. Multum in parvo. Fashionable tours, from London, to the pleasant parts of Lancashire, Yorkshire, Westmoreland, Cumberland etc, etc and the northern coast of Wales, as far as Holyhead. The whole embellished with from three to four hundred engraved miniature sketches ... . London: H.D. Symonds, 1802.

If the last-named book is the one referred to in U, presumably Bewick bought the set of "Views" before publication. Could they by 1799 have extended only as far along the road as Holywell in Flintshire, or was "Holywell"a clerical error? 

454. Mentoria or Young Ladies Instructor, 1785.                                  (Be)

Probably: Murry [sic], Ann. Mentoria: or the Young Ladies Instructor, in familiar conversations on moral and entertaining subjects ... . 4^th edition. London: C. Dilly, 1785.

455. Mother Chit-Chat's curious tales & puzzles, 7th edition, enlarged, (Newcastle: S. Hodgson, 1787).   (Bj,F)

 "Mother Chit Chats Tales" (Bj).

"Mother Chit Chats curious tales & puzzles 1787 seventh Ed: enlarged Hodgson" (F).

456. *The Mountain Piper; or, the history of Edgar and Matilda. To which is added a journey to London, A moral tale.                (London: Newbery, n.d. c1787). (F, Bodleian Library, Oxford)

Illustrated by John Bewick (Tattersfield, 2001, JB42).

"The Mountain piper - a journey to London, Edgar & Matilda  Newbery price 6^d "Gift of John Bewick to his nephew 1792["]" (F).

Tattersfield records "T&WAS 1269/84, p.146 shows Jane Bewick sold to collector Edward Basil Jupp, 23 May 1877, a copy of The Mountain Piper inscribed 'The Gift of John Bewick to his Nephew R.E. Bewick, 1792' now Bodl. Harding A239(1)" [Bodleian Library, Oxford].

(Hugo (1868, Appendix II) and Tattersfield record the Newbery edition of The Mountain Piper as a 3d. book. The 6d. edition recorded in F is unexplained. I have not examined the Bodleian copy.)

457. A new Hist^y of England - price 6^d bound.      (F)

Possibly: Middleton, Edward. A new History of England. London: A. Hogg, 1781; or,

Lockman, Philip. A new History of England by question and answer: extracted from the most celebrated English historians ..., for the instruction and entertainment of our youth ... adorned with thirty-two copper plates ... 15^th edition. London: H. Woodfall, J. Rivington, J. Newbery (etc), 1768; or another edition.

458. *The New Robinson Crusoe ... (London: Newbery, 1790).   (F)

Illustrated by John Bewick (Tattersfield, 2001, JB45).

Two copies, or one listed twice in F, as "the New Robinson Crusoe", and as:

"The New Robinson Crusoe Newbery 1790 - embellished by John Bewick".

Hugo (1868) and Tattersfield record the Newbery edition as a 6d. book. It is possible that the other unspecified copy in F was the more expensive (2s/6d) edition published in London by John Stockdale in 1788 (Tattersfield 2001, JB 44) but even the existence of two copies in the Bewicks' collection is speculative.

(Tattersfield records "T&WAS 1269/84, p.146, 23 May 1877; Jane Bewick records presenting REB's copy to collector Edward Jupp, described as "Robinson Crusoe/ REB's name written Newbery 1790."'. The 1790 edition was not in the Jupp sale.)

459. Mrs Norton's Story Book, (Marshall, n.d.).                      (Bj,F,M39,Ys)

"Mrs Nortons Storey Book" (Bj).

"Mrs Nortons Storybook Marshall 6^d" (F).

“Mrs Nortons Story book” (Ys).

Probably: Mrs Norton's Story Book, composed for the amusement of children, to which are added instructions for the proper application of the stories, Price 6d. London: John Marshall, [n.d., c.1790].

See "Children's Books" (427) above.

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460. * "Odd leaves of Hist^y of a Fly  John Bewick".          (F,Ys)

Possibly The Life and Adventures of a Fly ... (London: Newbery, c1788). Illustrated by John Bewick (Tattersfield, 2001, JB36).

“Odd leaves of Hist y of a Fly John Bewick” (F).

“Hist y of a fly” (Ys).

See also under The History of Little Jack (329) above for another copy.

461. The Oracles: containing some particulars of the History of Billy and Kitty Wilson; ... , 24mo, London: E. Newbery, n.d.                 (F,N,R56)

Wood engravings by John Bewick (Tattersfield, 2001, JB47).

"The oracles Hist^y Billy & Kitty Wilson  London printed for Newbery 6^d no date "The gift of John Bewick to his nephew REB 1792" (F).

(Inscribed "The Gift of John Bewick to his Nephew R.E. Bewick 1792" in John Bewick's hand, "Jane Bewick's Book 1791" (on rear endpaper, heavily erased in ink), "The Gift of Jane & Isabella Bewick to Mr. Rob^t Robinson May May [sic] 16th 1877" on the flyleaves, and "Robert Elliot Bewicks Book 1792" twice on the reverse of the prelims. Described by Robinson (1887, page 237). Rebound for Pease by Waters. Cropped by the binder. No “Bewick Library number”. The children's inscriptions seem to reveal early rivalry over their personal books.

462. Pamela an abridged version.               (Bj,F)

"Pamela abridged" (Bj).

"History of Pamela adorned with cuts. - printed for the Booksellers in Town & Country price one shilling, no date "Jane Bewick 1796" at the end. Books printed / or & sold by T Saint / & choice collection of Hymns & moral songs - &c see the book  price 1/-" (F).

Probably both shorthand titles refer to one or two versions of Samuel Richardson's Pamela, or virtue rewarded (first edition 1740-41).

The ascription in F to Thomas Saint is interesting. No Saint imprint has yet been identified. But Wilson and Spence of York issued a 12d. edition with the same title, History of Pamela, and may have used Bewick blocks obtained from Hall and Elliot after the death of Thomas Saint, which would add some credence to the existence of an earlier Saint edition. "Pamela abridged" (Bj) may be a different book - for example Pamela, or virtue rewarded, abridged was issued in a shilling edition by E. Newbery [n.d., c1792].

(Inscribed "Jane Bewick 1796" (F) and listed with Jane's books 1806 (Bj).)

463. Paul & Virginia.     (Bj)

Probably: Sainte-Pierre, Bernardi de. Paul and Virginia. Translated from the French ... one of many editions such as London: J. Dodsley, 1789; or, London: Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, 1806.

464. Perrins Elements of French Conv[ersation]                  .                 (Bj)

Probably: Perrin, Jean Baptiste. The elements of French conversation. London: B. Law & Son, 1794; or another edition.

465. (*)The picture exhibition, original draw^gs of 18 little masters & misses price 6^d.                           (F)

Probably: Johnson, Richard. The Picture Exhibition: containing the original drawings of eighteen little masters and misses: to which are added, moral and historical explanations. London: for the booksellers, and ?T. Carnan [n.d. c. 1774-1787]; with wood engravings. An edition of  "Picture Exhibition" was issued by Wilson and Spence of York (Hugo, 1868).

466. (*)[Pilkington, Mrs. Historical Beauties for Young Ladies. Intended to lead the Female Mind to the Love and Practice of Moral Goodness, London: Printed for Vernor and Hood, and sold by E. Newbery, 1798.             (R525)

Numerous headpieces and vignettes, some probably by T. Bewick.

(Autograph (part lost) "... Jane Bewick Forth Newcastle" on title page. In the Newcastle City Library Bewick Collection, not in Pease Collection; cropped by the binder with loss of some words of the inscription. No “Bewick Library number”.)]

467. Poetical Flower Garden.     (Be,M39)

Probably: The poetical flower garden: with moral reflections for the amusement of children ... London: P. Carnan, 1778; or another edition.

Listed with Elizabeth Bewick's books (Be).

See "Children's Books" (427) above.

468. "Pope Vol 1   Cookes Edi".                                   (F)

Probably a stray volume of: The poetical works of Alexander Pope ... embellished with superb engravings. 3 vols. Cooke's Pocket Edition. London: C. Cooke, [1795].

469. *[A pretty book of pictures for little masters & misses; or Tommy Trips History of Birds & Beasts, with a familiar description of each in verse & prose. To which is prefixed the History of Little Tom. Trip himself, of his dog Jowler [sic], & of Woglog the great Giant price 6^d bound.          (F)

A number of editions 12mo with 62 cuts were printed in Newcastle by Saint, from 1779.]

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470. Reading made Easy 1799.                                     (Be)

Possibly: Reading made Easy: for juvenile learners. London: T. Good, [c.1800]; or,

an edition of: Bolton, C. The Imperial Spelling Book, or Reading made Easy ... London: J. Marshall, 1798; or,

The New Reading Made Easy, consisting of a variety of useful lessons. Alnwick: W. Davison, n.d. (Hugo, 1868, attributes the woodcut on the title page to Bewick).

Though the posssibility cannot be ruled out, this is probably not an edition (there were many) of Hastie, T. (schoolmaster, Newcastle). The only method to make reading easy (First edition Newcastle: M. Angus, [n.d. c1775], 73^rd edition 1839), with early Thomas Bewick woodcut animals illustrating the alphabet. 

471. Religious & Moral Tracts 1794.       (Br)

Not identified.

472. "Robin Hood 1800".              (F)

Not identifiable among many editions at this date, but possibly: Robin Hood's garland: being a complete history ... Newcastle: M. Angus & Son, [n.d. c1800]; or,

Robin Hood's Garland, Price 12d. or Robin Hood, Price 1d. (both York: Wilson and Spence, [n.d. c1790s-1812]).

473. Sabourn, Reay. An Epitome of Grammar or a Short Introduction to the Latin Tongue. In which the Rules of Grammar are render’d so plain and Easy, and at the same time reduc’d to so few in Number, that a Person of tolerable Capacity may, even without any further Instruction, soon arrive at a greater Knowledge in that Art, than he can possibly for many years, with great Toil attain to, by tossing over the Rules of Common Grammar ..., Newcastle upon Tyne: Printed for the author and sold by J.Button, on the Bridge, 1733.     (M62,Z)
Bought, (“Sabourn (Reay) Latin Grammar, Newcastle: Sold by J.Button, on the Bridge, 1733”) together with Mavor's Spelling Book, by RG McKenzie for 12/6, in 1884 (M62).
In the John Bell Collection (Newcastle City Library Local Collections), filed with material on the Newcastle publisher, J. Button, is a manuscript transcription of the title page, as above, with the added notes in Bell’s hand “In 8vo 88 pages, besides 12 pages of Introduction” and “from a copy belonging to Mr Thos Bewick” (Z).

474. Sandford and Merton.                            (Be,F,M39)

"Sandford & Merton (Imperfect)" (B and F).

Doubtless one of many editions of: Thomas Day, The History of Sandford and Merton; a work intended for the use of children (first edition in three volumes 1786-9). A 6d. edition was published by Wilson and Spence of York (n.d.). 

See "Children's Books" (427) above.

475. [*Scotland's Skaith; or, The History o' Will and Jean, An owre true Tale ... 1797, 1799.            (F)

'Will & Jean, 2 parts 1797. 1799 "Jane Bewick Forth 1799" '      (F)

One of relatively few of the children's books where the inscription proves possession during Thomas Bewick's lifetime. See also another copy (356) in Part 1 Class VIII, and The Waes o' War (483) below.]

476. Scots Recueil ou Melange Litteraire.                                  (Bj)

Probably: Scot, Alexandre. Nouveau recueil, ou, mélange littéraire, de la Langue Françoise ... Editions London: G. Robinson, 1784; London: Robinson, 1798; Edinburgh: A. Neill & Co., 1800; etc.

477. "Songs in the Scottish Dialect".   (Bj)

 Not identified. Possibly the same as "Scots Songs. 1769" (103, q.v. in Part 1, above). Possibly: Boswell, Sir Alexander. Songs, chiefly in the Scottish dialect. Edinburgh: Manners & Miller, 1803; or, Macindoe, G. Poems and Songs chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. ... Edinburgh: [no named publisher], 1805. These titles seem to echo Robert Burns' Poems chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (first published 1786), and indeed a volume of his Songs chiefly in the Scottish Dialect exists, but was not published until 1824 (London: J. Sharpe), too late for Jane Bewick's list.

478. The Sugar plumb [sic] ... a collection of Stories ... adorned with curious cuts  price 6^d.                             (F)

Possibly: The Sugar Plumb; or sweet amusement for leisure hours, Newcastle: Thomas Saint, n.d. (see Hugo, 1868, 4039); or the 6d. York edition of Wilson and Spence (n.d.), but there were other editions.

479. Trimmer, Mrs Fabulous Histories.                   (Be,F)

"Fabulous Histories by M^rs Trimmer" (Be)

"Fabulous Historie Trimmer. EB. 1798" (F)

No doubt: Trimmer, Mrs [Sarah]. Fabulous histories: designed for the instruction of children, see respecting their treatment of animals ... 6^th edition. London: T. Longman, G.G.J. and J. Robinson, J. Johnson, and F. Rivington, 1798.

(The “EB” evidently signifies Elizabeth Bewick's copy. By the 13^th edition (London: N. Hailes, 1821), the title page mentions “with wood cuts by Bewick”).

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480. Trimmer, Mrs [Sarah], An easy introduction to the knowledge of nature and reading the Holy Scriptures. Adapted to the capacities of children. London: Longman and Rees [and others], 1799.                 (Be,Y)

“Introducⁿ to the Knowledge of Nature by D^o” (Be).

This entry follows the Fabulous Histories (above) in (Be), hence the “ditto”.

(Inscribed on the front paste-down endpaper, in Thomas Bewick's hand, “Elizabeth Bewick, Forth, NEWCASTLE”. In its original sheep leather binding.)

481. [(*)Universal Spelling Book.              (U)

"Universal Spell^g Book 1s." bought 19.8.1799 (T&WA 1269/5).

Probably an edition of: Fenning, Daniel. The Universal spelling book; or, a new and easy guide to the English language ... London: A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater, and York: Wilson, Spence and Mawman, 1794.

(Hugo, 1868, 4074) includes this edition while casting doubt on the attribution of the woodcuts to Bewick.)

482. Village School, 2 vols.         (Bj,F,M39,M132,Ys)

"Village School 2 Vol.  Marshall" (F).

“The Village School” (Ys).

Probably an edition of: Kilner, Dorothy. The Village School, or, a collection of entertaining histories, for the instruction and amusement of all good children. 2 volumes. London: John Marshall & Co., 1785 (and editions 1787-98). Illustrated with wood engravings. Price 1s.

See "Children's Books" (427) above. The apparent duplicate copies of this and Flora; the deserted child in lots M39 and M132 were probably catalogued twice in error. They were purchased together, apparently in the same bid, by WT Johnson.

483. The Waes of War.                      (Bj)

Probably: Macneill, Hector. The waes o' war: or, the upshot o' the history of Will and Jean, in four parts. Edinburgh: A. Guthrie, 1796; or, the Newcastle edition, printed by J. Mitchell, 1804; or another edition. See also Will and Jean and Scotland's Skaith (356 and 475).

484. Websters Common Sayings.                (Bj)

Probably: Webster, Noah. The prompter; or a commentary on common sayings and subjects, which are full of common sense, the best sense in the world ... Many American editions including Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1796. No British imprint earlier than 1818 yet found.

485. Wonders of a day, price 2^d Marshall.                                (Be,F)

Presumably published by John Marshall in London, but not yet otherwise identified.

486. Young Ladies' New Guide to Arithmetic 1805.            (Be)

Probably an earlier edition of: Greig, John. A Young Ladies' New Guide to Arithmetic: being a short and useful selection ... by a variety of questions, chiefly on domestic affairs ... 7^th edition. London: B. & R. Crosby & Co., 1812.

487. [Zimmerman On Solitude, plates, 2 vols. 8vo, 1802, calf.           (Bj,M88)

"Zimmermans Solitude 2 vol." (Bj).

Probably: Johann Georg Zimmerman. Solitude considered, with respect to its influence upon the mind and heart, 2 vols. numerous London imprints 1790s-1811 etc.

(Bought by Jarvis and Son for 5/-, in 1884.)]

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