TALES FOR THE NURSERY. London: Tabart & Co., 1804-1810.

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TALES FOR THE NURSERY. London: Tabart & Co., 1804-1810.

18 works in 18 volumes, various formats (140 x 85mm. and smaller). Hand-coloured plates in all but one. Original wrappers (one work stitched, a second in modern boards).

Various editions. Mrs Moon includes 31 works under the collective title 'Tales for the Nursery'. Cf.Moon T-170 (1) and T-1, 3, 9, 18, 26, 27, 61, 64, 65, 66, 67, 122, 126, 130, 131, 143, 161, 183.

This selection includes:
Beauty and the Beast. London: J.Diggens for B.Tabart, 1808. Hand-coloured frontispiece and 2 plates. Original printed paper wrappers (lower cover lacking). Cf. Moon 9 (editions of 1804 and 1806).
The Children in the Wood... A New Edition. London: J.Diggens for B.Tabart, 1807. Hand-coloured frontispiece and 2 plates. Original printed wrappers. Moon 18 (2).

The History of Tom Thumb... A New Edition. London: J.Diggens for B.Tabart, 1809. hand-coloured frontispiece and two plates (one shaved). Original printed wrappers. Cf. Moon 66 (editions of 1804 and 1806).

The History of Jack the Giant-Killer... A New Edition. London: J.Diggens for B.Tabart, 1809. Hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and two plates. (three leaves shaved at lower margin with slight loss.) Original printed wrappers. Cf. Moon 64 (editions of 1804 and 1806). (18)