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gnettes for 'Burns's Poems,' much in Luke Clennell's style, Bewick's favourite pupil. [Illustrations: 108_1 - 108_9] [Illustrations: 109_1 - 109_3] [Illustrations: 109_4 - 109_7] VIGNETTES AND TAILPIECES TO GAY'S FABLES. Engraved by John Thomson, Branstone, and Williams; used at Chiswick Press. [Illustrations: 110_1 - 110_12] [Illustrations: 111_1 - 111_12] [Illustrations: 112_1 - 112_12] [Illustrations: 113_1 - 113_12] [Illustrations: 114_1 - 114_12] [Illustrations: 115_1 - 115_6] [Illustrations: 116_1 - 116_3 This woodcut did duty for "Arabian Nights," "Bluebeard," etc.; probably designed by Cruikshank, engraved by Branstone.] FINIS. * * * * * Errors and Anomalies Noted by Transcriber: Branston : Branstone _variant spelling as in the original_ these celebrated little rarities of Toy Books _text reads "of // of" at page break_ the curious genius, historian, author, poet, woodcuter and engraver _spelling as in original_ Calendars, Almanacks, and Chep-Books _spelling as in original_ "Wise Men of Gothan," _spelling as in original_ _Whitfield's Tabernacle, Moorfields, or Spa Fields Chapel. (?)_ _(?) in original_ most incongrous and inapplicable positions and subjects _spelling as in original_ This is long and curious, and was greatly altered and abreviated _spelling as in original_ Children's Books, Chap Books, Battledoes, Reading Easies, etc. _spelling as in original_ White and Beesley's work on _Bees_ _text reads "workon"_ See Jack in his study, / Is writting a book, _spelling as in original_ as comparison in the Bodleian Library will readily show _text reads "Bodilean"_ an abbreviation of Newberry's Edition _spelling as in original_ adoption--which by the way the few large paper copies of this book are admirably adopted-- _so in original: possible corrected reading:_ adoption--to which by the way the few large paper copies of this book are admirably adapted-- The above we believe to be designed by 'Cromek.' _so in original: the illustrations were actually printed below the text_ Punctuation (unchanged except as noted): ... Philip Quarll (also Perambulations of a Mouse, / Little Jack, Goody Two Shoes, Blossoms of Morality, Puzzle for a curious / Girl), and others are given. _close parenthesis missing: may belong at end of sentence_ Chalmer's i
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