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035 $a(OCoLC)29865404
035 $907-AGB-1501
040 $aCLU$cCLU
100 1 $aJohnson, R.$q(Richard),$d1733 or 4-1793.
245 14 $aThe blossoms of morality :$bintended for the amusement and instruction of young ladies and gentlemen /$cby the editor of The looking-glass for the mind ; with forty-seven cuts ; designed and engraved by I. Bewick.
250 $aThe eighth edition.
260 $aLondon :$bPrinted for J. Harris :$bG. B. Whittaker :$bBaldwin and Cradock :$bHarvey and Darton :$bJ. Souter :$bSimpkin and Marshall :$bBaker and Fletcher :$bJ. Booker :$bHamilton, Adams, and co. :$bPoole and Edwards :$bHoulston and son :$band George Cowie and co.,$c1828$e(London :$fPrinted by D.S. Maurice, Fenchurch-station)
300 $aviii, 235, [5] p. :$bill. (woodcuts) ;$c15 cm.
500 $aWoodcuts: title vignette (incorporates name of illustrator, "I. Bewick") and ills.
500 $aPublisher's booklist on last [4] p.: G. Cowie & Co., 31, Poultry.
500 $aHalf-title.
500 $a"(T)he work entitled the Blossoms of Morality is, with few exceptions, similar to the Looking-Glass for the Mind; and with the addition of some original stories, is a free translation from the most approved compositions of M. Berquin."--Advertisement from the publishers, p. [iii]
500 $aThe editorship of this book has been variously assigned to W. D. Cooper, Rev. J. Cooper (both pseudonyms of Richard Johnson), and Rev. James Cooper. Attributed to Richard Johnson; cf. Osborne Coll. and Weedon, cited below. Attributed to Berquin by Gumuchian.
500 $aCf. Gumuchian, 561.
500 $aCf. Osborne Coll., p. 268-9.
500 $aCf. Roscoe, S. Newbery, J39.
505 0 $aErnestus and Fragilis -- Juvenile tyranny conquered -- The book of nature -- The unexpected reformation -- The recompense of virtue -- The pleasures of contentment -- The happy effects of Sunday schools on the morals of the rising generation -- The happy villager -- The indolent beauty -- An oriental tale -- Generosity rewarded -- An evening vision -- The anxieties of royalty -- The generous punishment -- Female courage properly considered -- The beautiful statue -- Dorcas and Amarillas -- The conversation -- Edwin and Matilda -- The pious hermit -- The caprice of fortune -- The melancholy effects of pride -- The nettle and the rose.
510 4 $aWeedon, M.J.P. Richard Johnson and the successors to John Newbery (The Library, 5th ser., v. 4, no. 1, 1949, 25-63),$cno. 13
510 4 $aMoon, M. Harris (1992),$c56(5)
590 $aQuarter red sheep and marbled paper over boards; spine tooled in gold.
650 0 $aChildren$vJuvenile literature.
700 1 $aBerquin,$cM.$q(Arnaud),$d1747-1791.
700 1 $aBewick, John,$d1760-1795.
901 $aCBC$bChildren's Book Collection
910 $+rcp/rj 940223
935 $aMC5425205
910 $aMARS