The princess's tomb : a dialogue for the nursery

Description

Title: The princess's tomb : a dialogue for the nursery
Published / Created: [1817]
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: Published for the Authoress, and sold by T. Gardiner and Son, 20, Princes-Street, Cavendish-Square; N. Hailes, London Museum, Piccadilly; and T. Sizuer, Juvenile Library, 259, Oxford-Street, and 209, Piccadilly
Description: Caption title.
A poem, printed within black mourning border, illustrated above title with an image of an urn mounted on a plinth, her life dates engraved on the plinth; behind a weeping willow. Five stanzas of verse in letterpress at the bottom.
Illlustration signed: Snowdon, Wigmore Street.
First lines of verse: O! look, my sister, yonder our princess lay; How fragrant is her tomb, her very clay! ...
'Maria' written in black ink above imprint statement. For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: Jarndyce; February 2022.
Extent: 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : 20 x 11 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English