Receipted Invoice Signed "S. Hodgson", Account of "Mr Charnley" (BBTI, William Charnley) bookseller, stationer, publisher, bookbinder, librarian/owner of circulating library

One page, 4to, somewhat grubby and worn at the edge, but text clear and complete. Account total £7.16.11 paid in cash. Twenty two items listed with prices, multiple copies from "6 Hist of All Nations" to 200 Maclaurin's Spelling", subjects including educational (as above) and children's ("Mother Goose", "Mothers Chits Chats Tales"). Other items include "Traders Guide", "Robinson Crusoe", "London Cries", "Lottery Books", "Tom Thumbs Play Bills". As a guide to the date of this account, the third edition of Anne Fisher's "New English Tutor" was published in Newcastle in 1774 (BLC) AND hODGSON DIED IN 1800. An edition of "The History of all Nations" appeared in 1771 (another Newcastle imprint) but the Bewick's published under the same title in 1784. John Bewick illustrated an edition of "Little Jack" (title listed) Bewick bought books from Charnley who was an early collector of the former's works and Hodgson published the first edition of Bewick's "Natural History". Bewick illustreated a "Robinson Crusoe" (York, 1802). Also listed (and in Bewick's library) Enfield, William. The Speaker: or, miscellaneous pieces, selected from the best English writers ... with a view to facilitate the improvement of youth in reading and writing ... editions London: R. Dodsley, 1789; London: J. Johnson, [n.d. c 1795] etc. And a Possibly: Fisher, George. The Instructor, or, young man's best companion: containing spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, in an easier way than any yet published ... Glasgow: for the booksellers, 1786; or another edition. 455. Mother Chit-Chat's curious tales & puzzles, 7th edition, enlarged, (Newcastle: S. Hodgson, 1787). (Bj,F). The New Reading Made Easy, consisting of a variety of useful lessons. Alnwick: W. Davison, n.d. (Hugo, 1868, attributes the woodcut on the title page to Bewick).Though the posssibility cannot be ruled out, this is probably not an edition (there were many) of Hastie, T. (schoolmaster, Newcastle). The only method to make reading easy (First edition Newcastle: M. Angus