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NEWLY PUBLISHED ON CHILDREN'S BOOKS
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FEATURED CHILDREN'S BOOKS
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THIRD CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS AND REMARKABLE EVENTS;
by (Darton, William)
Of particular interest for students of the history of the book, this little work is printed on watermarked laid paper from Thomas Gilpin's Brandywine Mill, near Wilmington. The mill had been established by Thomas and Joshua Gilpin in 1787 and one of the most encouraging supporters was Benjamin Franklin. William Darton's three 'chapters of Accidents' were first published in London in 1801 and were issued separately. The 'First' chapter was republished in Philadelphia in 1804; the 'Second' and 'Third' chapters were published three years later, again separately. They contained "an appalling recital of the physical hazards lying in wait for the disobedient, over inquisitive or merely incautious child." (Gottlieb). Darton was not only the original publisher, he was also the author and engraver of the lively illustrations, one of the most dramatic of which depicts a lad taking a dive from a balloon. There are 9 half-page and 3 full-page engravings. NUC records a single holding for all three Philadelphia parts and 4 holdings of this third chapter alone. Shaw-Shoemaker 12394. Rosenbach 291, Gottleib 128 (London edition).
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