Vol. 1 includes original general t.p. and preface dated 1800, as well as volume t.p. dated 1804; other volumes have only the volume t.p. dated 1804

Note on p. xii, v. 1, preface reads: "The stories, entitled, The little dog Trusty, The orange man and the thief, and The purple jar, which were given in the former edition, are transfered to a work for younger children, entitled, Early lessons."

Osborne coll., v. 1, p. 249

King Collection copy of v.3 is 3rd ed., with additions, 1800