Woman writer.- Kilner (Mary Ann) Satan's Device; or, the Devil no Changeling, 4 parts, 32pp., engraved illustration to titles, separate titles for each part, [ESTC T165594], John Marshall, [1798]; The Bean-Feast, 8pp., engraved illustration to title, [ESTC N504343, [1799]; bound with ?Mason (William) The Baker's Dream; or, Death no bad change to the poor and good, 16pp., [ESTC T48878], John Marshall, [1799] and Black Prince (The), a true story..., 16pp., [ESTC N505684], by Evans and Co., [?1798] and 20 other tracts, together 24 works in 1 vol., front endpaper detached, contemporary ink ownership signature to pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners rubbed, 8vo.

⁂ A collection of 24 tracts - some in parts - all but three published by John Marshall after his split from Hannah More. Most are scarce, with only a handful of entries on ESTC, sometimes fewer. Mary Kilner (1753-1831) was a prolific women's writer of children's books in the late 18th century. The most famous was The Adventures of a Pincushion. Together, she and her sister-in-law, Dorothy Kilner, published over thirty books. She would often be published under the name "S. S.", which stood for her home in Spital Square, London.