Wherein is declared, His marvellous Acts of Manhood. Full of Wonder and Merriment
The Famous History of Tom Thumb. Wherein is declared, His marvellous Acts of Manhood. Full of Wonder and Merriment
Printed for the Bookseller, 1778.
Three volumes. 12mo. 24pp. Original printed yellowed card wrappers with woodcuts to upper and lower covers. Woodcut illustrated title pages and 30 further woodcuts in the text. A fine set, with a little wear to the spine, but unusually crisp and clean copies. Housed in chemise and quarter morocco slipcase.
The legend of Tom Thumb is a folk tale of ancient origins based on oral traditions in a number of cultures. The earliest known English prose version, The History of Tom Thumbe, the Little, for his small stature surnamed, King Arthurs Dwarfe, dates from 1621 and firmly links it to the Arthurian Legend, casting Arthur as the central character and Tom as the smallest knight of the Round Table.
Osborne p.45 (vols I and III only)
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