Benjamin Tabart's Juvenile Library: A Bibliography of Books for Children Published, Written, Edited and Sold by Mr. Tabart, 1801-1820

Winchester, England: St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. From the publisher's blurb, "In the early nineteenth century, the prevailing influence in children's books was the promotion of morality, coupled with instruction. So Benjamin Tabart showed no little courage when, within three years of opening his Juvenile Library in Bond Street he launched out into the publication of a series of well-produced fairy-tales and nursery stories. The description of some 190 books published by Mr. Tabart includes accounts of the contents, comments on quality, contemporary reviews and details of reprints. Part II lists titles advertised by Mr. Tabart as his publications and as being on sale in his shop but not found with his imprint. Brian Alderson contributes an essay on the illustrating of two of Tabart's books; and in the introduction Marjorie Moon discusses Tabart's publishing career and gives the few facts known about his family life.Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.