s licensed by approval of the King, each dedicated to a youthful
nobleman, by "John Newbery." The size was "snuffbox," or waistcoat
pocket (capacious in 1790, see "School for Scandal," etc., Costume,
etc.) Documentary evidence and receipts in Goldsmith's handwriting,
acknowledging various sums for writing the "Rhetorick," and others of
the above exist. Goldsmith also did numerous Abridgements of the Old and
New Testaments, Robinson Crusoe, Pamela, Clarissa Harlow, Sir Chas.
Grandison, all in this juvenile series for J. Newbery.

[Illustration: 12_1
_The Spider, from Bunyan's Divine Emblems._]

This was a most popular juvenile brochure, at end of eighteenth century.
The early editions of J. Bunyan's Works, 2 vols, folio, had the Divine
Emblems at end of vol 2, with quaint old woodcuts. These were
industriously copied in reduced sizes, and published from 1d. to 6d., by
various London and Provincial "toy book" manufacturers. The above is a
solitary representative of the illustrations of one of these rare
editions of "Bunyan."

[Illustrations: 12_2, 12_3

_From Evans's Cock Robin._
_Frontispiece to Farthing Cinderella._]

[Illustrations: 13_1, 13_2

_Tobacco Paper Cut and Tavern Sign._
_Very Early Ballad, D----l cut, etc._]

John Evans, 42, Long Lane, West Smithfield, circa 1791, brought out some
singular little farthing children's books, printed on coarse sugar
paper, also ballads, single-sheet songs, and "patters." One, "The
tragical death of an Apple Pye, cut in pieces and eat, by twenty-five
gentlemen, with whom all little people ought to be very well
acquainted."

J. Drewey, Irongate, Derby, brought out some entertaining fables,
in which the following woodcuts were used again.

_Blocks used in Red Riding Hood._

[Illustrations: 14_1 - 14_6]

_Blocks used in "Jack and the Giants" and "Tom, Tom, the Piper's son,"
etc. From John White's stock, at York._

[Illustrations: 15_1 - 15_15]

_Cuts used for "Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son," etc._

[Illustrations: 16_1 - 16_6]

_Cuts to "Whittington and his Cat."_

[Illustrations: 16_7 - 16_10]

John Evans issued "Cock Robin, a pretty gilded toy for either girl or
boy," in which the early cut on page 12 was used. This rare edition has
the following comical variation from the orthodox version:

"Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a pole,
Wiggle-waggle went its tail, and p--p went its hole."

_Very Early Cock Robin Set, fro