Marshall, John. Infant's Library.[Book 16] A Short History of England for the Infant's Library. Marshall, John. No. 4 Aldermary Churchyard in Watling Street. London. C.1800.

Marshall, John. Infant's Library.  [Book 16] A Short History of England for the Infant's Library. Marshall, John. No. 4 Aldermary Churchyard in Watling Street. London. Circa 1800 ( before the move to 140 Fleet Street in 1808). 63 printed pages on 32 leaves. [A]-[D8]. 2 free endpapers. 34 woodcut portraits of monarchs, each opposing pages of text prior to William And Mary. Marshall's imprint/colophon on the verso of the last leaf. Inner hinges split. Old orange spine split with basic and old stitched repair. Slight offsetting and mild page toning. 47 x 60 mm. Contemporary grey paper covered boards. Original green printed oval label with ornately decorated edges on front cover but of different design on the back with ornately cut edges. The last of 16 volumes originally sold in  a sycamore bookcase box divided into four compartments with red paper lining, with a label reading "Sold by John Harris, successor to E.Newberry, at the corner of St. Paul's Churchyard". Welsh (History, page 74) attributed Jean Jacques Rousseau and the didactic school of philosophy's influence on this publication - one of the earliest books published for children, and designed to train their intellect and morals. Bondy, 59-60. Bromer/Edison, 126. Spielmann, 224. Welsh, 4840. OCLC,  8837332. WorldCat locates 15 sets worldwide.