[Printed bookseller's catalogue with juvenile items and items relating to the Cato Street Conspiracy.] A Catalogue of Books & Fancy Articles, Publishd and Sold by R. Miller, 24, Old Fish Street, Doctors' Commons.

Author: 
R. Miller [Robert Miller], bookseller, 24 Old Fish Street, Doctors' Commons, London [children's books; juvenile; toys; the Cato Street Conspiracy, 1820]
Publication details: 
R. Miller, 24 Old Fish Street, Doctors' Commons, London. [Circa 1820.]
£120.00
SKU: 14683

11pp., 32mo. Stitched and unbound. In fair condition, on aged paper. The books include 'The Cabinet History of England', 'Miller's County Atlas of England & Wales' and 'The Princess Charlotte's Hymn Book'. There are also 'Thirteen Toy Books', 'Threepenny Toy Books', 'Conversation Cards', 'Children's Picture Cards', 'Portraits of the Royal Family', 'The Spelling Alphabet' and 'Engraved Music Cards'. The following item, on p.7, helps date the catalogue: ''Plan of the Cato-Street Conspiracy; | Being a representation of the exterior of the Loft in which the Conspirators were assembled, at the moment when Arthur Thistlewood having stabbed Smithers, (who is supported by a brother officer), retreated into another room, from whence he made his escape, 1s. plain, 1s. 6d. coloured.' This is followed by a 'Portrait of Thistlewood, on a large card, with a memoir of his life, 3d. each.' BBTI has Miller trading at this address as a map seller in 1821, but he was certainly there in 1810. Scarce. No copy traced, either on COPAC or Worldcat, although the Bodleian does have an item with a similar title, associating Miller with Simpkin and Marshall.