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Title: The History of Mother Twaddle, and the Marvellous Atchievments of Her Son Jack - Bound with three other titles Author: T., B.A. Place: London Publisher: J. Harris Date: 1807 Description: Frontispiece and 14 illustrations colored by hand. [Bound with]: [On the Making of Bread], 15 illustrations colored by hand, lacking title-leaf, [watermarked 1806] The Adventures of Jack the Broom Boy, 14 (of 15) illustrations colored by hand, lacking the frontispiece, T. and R. Hughes 1807 Whimsical Incidents or the Power of Music, a Poetic Tale by a near relation of Mother Hubbard, 15 illustrations colored by hand, J. Harris 1805 The four titles bound in a single volume, 11x9 cm (4¼x3½") period red roan-backed marbled boards, custom cloth box. The History of Mother Twaddle is the first edition of what is generally considered to be the earliest separate printing of the story of 'Jack and the Beanstalk', narrated in verse. Lot Amendments Condition: Binding rubbed, lacking free endpapers, 1807 gift inscription on recto of frontispiece, some chipping to page edges without loss of text or illustration; very good. Item number: 253522